Help with java.lang.StackOverflowError

Question

my program crashed with java.lang.StackOverflowError... what does it mean? what should i do to fix it?
thanks.

Answer 1

Just to add on what paulcw said,
Check for recursive routines. These are normally the culprits. In particular, recursive methods that have a loop condition that keeps executing.
Check for circular references. Method A calls method B which calls method C which calls back to method A. These are harder to spot, but stepping through your program execution should quickly reveal the pattern.
For your last resort, create some debugging code (System.out, etc.). You should eventually get to a point where you see the last line that executed properly. Erase the remaining debugging code and then place more after the last successful execution point.
Now that I think about it, that's just generic debugging technique when all else fails. But with out of memory or stack overflows, it's sometimes your last option.
- Saish
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