Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition

Name

InstantiationError

Synopsis

Signals an attempt to instantiate an interface or abstract class.

Figure 10-33. java.lang.InstantiationError

public class InstantiationError extends IncompatibleClassChangeError {
// Public Constructors
     public InstantiationError( );  
     public InstantiationError(String s);  
}