# Class InstantiationException

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

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, CLDC 1.0 See Also:Class.newInstance()

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  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 Throwable

  `addSuppressed, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString`

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

  `clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### InstantiationException

    public InstantiationException()
    Constructs an InstantiationException with no detail message.

  - ### InstantiationException

    public InstantiationException(String s)
    Constructs an InstantiationException with the specified detail message. s - the detail message.