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## java.lang
Class InstantiationException

    java.lang.Object
      java.lang.Throwable
          java.lang.Exception
              java.lang.InstantiationException

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

public class InstantiationException
extends Exception

Thrown when an application tries to create an instance of a class using the `newInstance` method in class `Class`, but the specified class object cannot be instantiated because it is an interface or is an abstract class.

Since:
  JDK1.0
See Also:
  `Class.newInstance()`, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`InstantiationException()` Constructs an `InstantiationException` with no detail message.
`InstantiationException(String s)` Constructs an `InstantiationException` with the specified detail message.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
`fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### InstantiationException

    public InstantiationException()

  Constructs an `InstantiationException` with no detail message.

### InstantiationException

    public InstantiationException(String s)

  Constructs an `InstantiationException` with the specified detail message.

Parameters:
  `s` - the detail message.

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