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package java.lang;

/**
 * Thrown when the VM notices that a program tries to create a new
 * instance of a class which has no visible constructors from the location where
 * {@code new} is invoked.
 * <p>
 * Note that this can only occur when inconsistent class files are being loaded.
 */
public class InstantiationError extends IncompatibleClassChangeError {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -4885810657349421204L;

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@code InstantiationError} that includes the current
     * stack trace.
     */
    public InstantiationError() {
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@code InstantiationError} with the current stack trace
     * and the specified detail message.
     *
     * @param detailMessage
     *            the detail message for this error.
     */
    public InstantiationError(String detailMessage) {
        super(detailMessage);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@code InstantiationError} with the current stack trace
     * and the class that caused this error.
     *
     * @param clazz
     *            the class that can not be instantiated.
     */
    InstantiationError(Class<?> clazz) {
        super(clazz.getName());
    }

}