Look at the form class. If it couldn't find the class it should throw a ClassNotFoundException, the fact that it throws an InstantiationException implies theres a problem with how the class is defined - its not abstract is it or an interface?
Niall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Ivey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Struts Users - List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:04 PM Subject: Why am I getting a java.lang.InstantiationException? > After several months of working on new additions to our web application, I > have returned to a module that was working well not so long ago. Now I get > this error: > > java.lang.InstantiationException: mypackage.myactionformname > > The location of this error as reported by chainsaw is: > > org.apache.struts.util.RequestUtils.createActionForm(RequestUtils.java:847) > > After closely inspecting my struts-config.xml I can find no discrepancies. > After examining the change history in Source Safe I still find nothing > suspicious. > > I am at my wits end and am getting seriously upset by this. When I first > experienced this issue it seemed like a quick fix. After spending half a > day working on this I am beginning to doubt that I will fix this before the > end of the day without outside help. Any help will be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Brian Ivey > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]