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InstantiationException
open class InstantiationException : ReflectiveOperationException
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
Summary
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Constructs an InstantiationException with no detail message.
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Constructs an InstantiationException with the specified detail message.
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Public constructors
InstantiationException
InstantiationException()
Constructs an InstantiationException with no detail message.
InstantiationException
InstantiationException(s: String!)
Constructs an InstantiationException with the specified detail message.
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String!: the detail message. |
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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