1 /* InstantiationError.java
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30 /* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3
31 * "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1
32 * plus online API docs for JDK 1.2 beta from http://www.javasoft.com.
33 * Status: Believed complete and correct.
37 * An <code>InstantiationError</code> is thrown when an attempt is made to
38 * create an instance of an abstract class or an interface. Because this
39 * error is usually caught by a compiler,
40 * the error only occurs at runtime when the definition of a class has
41 * changed in a way that is incompatible with the previously compiled
47 * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
48 * @date October 1, 1998
50 public class InstantiationError extends IncompatibleClassChangeError
52 static final long serialVersionUID = -4885810657349421204L;
55 * Create an error without a message.
57 public InstantiationError()
63 * Create an error with a message.
65 public InstantiationError(String s)