public class InstantiationError extends IncompatibleClassChangeError
new
 construct to instantiate an abstract class or an interface.
 Normally, this error is caught by the compiler; this error can only occur at run time if the definition of a class has incompatibly changed.
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| InstantiationError() | Constructs an  InstantiationErrorwith no detail  message. | 
| InstantiationError(String s) | Constructs an  InstantiationErrorwith the specified
 detail message. | 
addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toStringpublic InstantiationError()
InstantiationError with no detail  message.public InstantiationError(String s)
InstantiationError with the specified
 detail message.s - the detail message. Submit a bug or feature 
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