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

- - ### Constructor Summary

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

  - ### Method Summary

    - ### 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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