Cannot instantiate the type Foo
From JavaErrors
One way to get the error
Cannot instantiate the type Foo
is if you are trying to instantiate an abstract class.
WRONG
public abstract class Foo {
public Foo() {
// stuff
}
}
public class Main {
public static void main {
Foo aFoo = new Foo(); // Foo is abstract; you can't instantiate it
// stuff
}
}
RIGHT
public abstract class Foo {
public Foo() {
// stuff
}
}
public class FooSubclass extends Foo {
public FooSubclass() {
// stuff
}
}
public class Main {
public static void main {
FooSubclass aFoo = new FooSubclass(); // you need some subclass
// stuff
}
}
