"Code too large" compilation error in Java

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trinity picture trinity · Mar 9, 2010 · Viewed 71.3k times · Source

Is there any maximum size for code in Java? I wrote a function with more than 10,000 lines. Actually, each line assigns a value to an array variable. 

arts_bag[10792]="newyorkartworld";
arts_bag[10793]="leningradschool";
arts_bag[10794]="mailart";
arts_bag[10795]="artspan";
arts_bag[10796]="watercolor";
arts_bag[10797]="sculptures";
arts_bag[10798]="stonesculpture";

And while compiling, I get this error: code too large

How do I overcome this?

Answer

Bozho picture Bozho · Mar 9, 2010

A single method in a Java class may be at most 64KB of bytecode.

But you should clean this up!

Use .properties file to store this data, and load it via java.util.Properties

You can do this by placing the .properties file on your classpath, and use:

Properties properties = new Properties();
InputStream inputStream = getClass().getResourceAsStream("yourfile.properties");
properties.load(inputStream);

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