FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_01"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_01-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_01-b06, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
I tried to compile a class with 65535 methods. I got the error message java.lang.OutIOfMemoryError: Java Heap Space.



STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Create a class with 65535 methods. Try to compile the class with the javac compiler.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Expected error message like 'too many methods in class file'.
ACTUAL -
C:\temp>C:\Programme\Java\jdk1.6.0_01\bin\javac.exe TestMethod.java
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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/*
 * TestMethodCount.java
 *
 * A java class to generate a .java file with many methods.
 * After running this file, you have to compile c:\temp\TestMethod.java
 */

package javatest;

import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import testst.Main;

/**
 *
 * @author udo
 */
public class TestMethodCount {
    
    /** Creates a new instance of TestMethodCount */
    public TestMethodCount(String name, int count) throws IOException {
        BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("C:\\Temp\\" + name + ".java"));
        try {
            bw.write("public class " + name + " {\n");
            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                bw.write("public void method" + Integer.toString(i) + "() {}\n");
            }
            bw.write("}\n");
        } finally {
            bw.close();
        }
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            new TestMethodCount("TestMethod", 65535);
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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