What is max String size?

Question

Does the maximum amount of data a String can hold vary per a system's memory or is there a set cap? Would it be possible to store, say, a 48 MB file of ASCII values in a single String?

Answer 1

Can any one tell me, what i have to do if the String Object holds data more than 22MB.
The string object holds that much of data and then the same data have to be displayed in a text area.
i am doing something like this:
private void doReadFile(BufferedReader fileReader) {
String strial = "";
String s = "";     
try{
     //ivjJProgressBar1.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(204,204,204));
if(fileReader != null)
ivjTextArea1.append("One Moment Please.....");
while ((s=fileReader.readLine()) != null)
     temptrial.append(s+"\n");               
strial = temptrial.toString();               
ivjTextArea1.setText(temptrial.toString());     
fileReader.close();
} catch(Throwable exception){
     handleException(exception);
}