Re: Exception - Java heap space
On 9/14/12 2:19 PM, Lew wrote:
Robert Klemme wrote:
Magnus Warker wrote:
below is an exception found in my tomcat log. It's a GWT app.
What is going on there?
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Sep 14, 2012 10:58:14 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
SEVERE: Exception while dispatching incoming RPC call
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
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Well, what do you think does OutOfMemoryError mean? What does the
Ooh! Ooh! I know! It means the JVM ran out of heap memory for new allocations.
class's JavaDoc say? Beyond that since we have almost zero information
and there's nobody with a crystal ball around (AFAIK) we'll have a hard
time answering the question more thoroughly.
One common cause is failure to let go of object references.
Another (which seems as likely in this case) appending too much data to
an automatically resizing buffer, such as a StringBuilder, or ArrayList.
Given the stack trace, it appears the be an ArrayList.
It could be the OP needs to increase the memory allowed. It also could
be that too much data is being submitted (looks like a RPC<->gwt bridge,
maybe they are sending the whole world).
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