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revision 1.8 by mark, Tue Jan 22 22:27:00 2002 UTC revision 1.9 by ericb, Sun Feb 24 04:25:16 2002 UTC
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1  /* InstantiationException.java -- exception thrown when trying to instantiate  /* InstantiationException.java -- thrown when reflection cannot create an
2     interfaces and abstract classes using Class.newInstance.     instance
3     Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.     Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4    
5  This file is part of GNU Classpath.  This file is part of GNU Classpath.
6    
# Line 8  GNU Classpath is free software; you can Line 8  GNU Classpath is free software; you can
8  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
10  any later version.  any later version.
11    
12  GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but  GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
13  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
# Line 39  exception statement from your version. * Line 39  exception statement from your version. *
39    
40  package java.lang;  package java.lang;
41    
 /* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3  
  * "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1  
  * plus online API docs for JDK 1.2 beta from http://www.javasoft.com.  
  * Status:  Believed complete and correct.  
  */  
   
42  /**  /**
43   * Exceptions may be thrown by one part of a Java program and caught   * Thrown when an attempt is made to use reflection to build a
44   * by another in order to deal with exceptional conditions.   * non-instantiable class (an interface or abstract class).
  * Interfaces and abstract classes cannot be instantiated using the  
  * <code>newInstance</code> method of class <code>Class</code>.  Trying  
  * to do so results in this exception being thrown.  
45   *   *
  * @since JDK 1.0  
  *  
46   * @author Brian Jones   * @author Brian Jones
47   * @author Warren Levy <warrenl@cygnus.com>   * @author Warren Levy <warrenl@cygnus.com>
48   * @date September 18, 1998.   * @see Class#newInstance()
49     * @status updated to 1.4
50   */   */
51  public class InstantiationException extends Exception  public class InstantiationException extends Exception
52  {  {
53    static final long serialVersionUID = -8441929162975509110L;    /**
54       * Compatible with JDK 1.0+.
55       */
56      private static final long serialVersionUID = -8441929162975509110L;
57    
58    /**    /**
59     * Create an exception without a message.     * Create an exception without a message.
60     */     */
61    public InstantiationException()    public InstantiationException()
62      {    {
63        super();    }
     }  
64    
65    /**    /**
66     * Create an exception with a message.     * Create an exception with a message.
67       *
68       * @param s the message
69     */     */
70    public InstantiationException(String s)    public InstantiationException(String s)
71      {    {
72        super(s);      super(s);
73      }    }
74  }  }

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