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25 
26 package java.lang;
27 
28 /**
29  * Thrown when an application tries to create an instance of a class
30  * using the {@code newInstance} method in class
31  * {@code Class}, but the specified class object cannot be
32  * instantiated.  The instantiation can fail for a variety of
33  * reasons including but not limited to:
34  *
35  * <ul>
36  * <li> the class object represents an abstract class, an interface,
37  *      an array class, a primitive type, or {@code void}
38  * <li> the class has no nullary constructor
39  *</ul>
40  *
41  * @author  unascribed
42  * @see     java.lang.Class#newInstance()
43  * @since   JDK1.0
44  */
45 public
46 class InstantiationException extends ReflectiveOperationException {
47     private static final long serialVersionUID = -8441929162975509110L;
48 
49     /**
50      * Constructs an {@code InstantiationException} with no detail message.
51      */
InstantiationException()52     public InstantiationException() {
53         super();
54     }
55 
56     /**
57      * Constructs an {@code InstantiationException} with the
58      * specified detail message.
59      *
60      * @param   s   the detail message.
61      */
InstantiationException(String s)62     public InstantiationException(String s) {
63         super(s);
64     }
65 }
66