1 /* InstantiationError.java -- thrown when the linker cannot create an instance
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42 * An <code>InstantiationError</code> is thrown when an attempt is made to
43 * create an instance of an abstract class or an interface. Because this
44 * error is usually caught by a compiler, the error only occurs at runtime
45 * when the definition of a class has changed in a way that is incompatible
46 * with the previously compiled application.
49 * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
50 * @status updated to 1.4
52 public class InstantiationError
extends IncompatibleClassChangeError
55 * Compatible with JDK 1.0+.
57 private static final long serialVersionUID
= -4885810657349421204L;
60 * Create an error without a message.
62 public InstantiationError()
67 * Create an error with a message.
69 * @param s the message
71 public InstantiationError(String s
)