InstantiationException (Java SE 11 & JDK 11 )
- java.lang.Object
-
- java.lang.Throwable
-
- java.lang.Exception
-
- java.lang.ReflectiveOperationException
-
- java.lang.InstantiationException
-
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
public class InstantiationException extends ReflectiveOperationException
Thrown when an application tries to create an instance of a class using the
newInstancemethod in classClass, but the specified class object cannot be instantiated. The instantiation can fail for a variety of reasons including but not limited to:- the class object represents an abstract class, an interface,
an array class, a primitive type, or
void - the class has no nullary constructor
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
Class.newInstance(), Serialized Form
-
-
Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description InstantiationException()Constructs an
InstantiationExceptionwith no detail message.InstantiationException​(String s)Constructs an
InstantiationExceptionwith the specified detail message.
-
Method Summary
-
Methods declared in class java.lang.Throwable
addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
-
-
-
-
Constructor Detail
-
InstantiationException
public InstantiationException()
Constructs an
InstantiationExceptionwith no detail message.
-
InstantiationException
public InstantiationException​(String s)
Constructs an
InstantiationExceptionwith the specified detail message.- Parameters:
s- the detail message.
-
-
Report a bug or suggest an enhancement
For further API reference and developer documentation see the Java SE Documentation, which contains more detailed, developer-targeted descriptions with conceptual overviews, definitions of terms, workarounds, and working code examples.
Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates in the US and other countries.
Copyright © 1993, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA.
All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms and the documentation redistribution policy.