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InstantiationError
open class InstantiationError : IncompatibleClassChangeError
Thrown when an application tries to use the Java 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.
Summary
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Constructs an InstantiationError with no detail message.
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Constructs an InstantiationError with the specified detail message.
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Public constructors
InstantiationError
InstantiationError()
Constructs an InstantiationError with no detail message.
InstantiationError
InstantiationError(s: String!)
Constructs an InstantiationError 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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