Maximum number of lines

[Ravi Tanuku]

Is there any limit on the maximum number of lines in a java class and a java method?

[Paul Sturrock]

Don't think so. Why don't you write a really big method and find out?

[Jesper de Jong]

I don't know if there is a theoretical limit, but if there is, it wouldn't be very interesting to know. There certainly isn't a practical limit.

In real life, you should never write classes that are so big that the compiler can't handle them - because if the compiler can't, then the programmer certainly can't.

[Ulf Dittmer]

There seems to be a limit of 64KB byte code within a method, which would also limit the amount of source code you can stuff into it. That's a feature of the JVM, so there's no way around it. There's a thread on this topic here.
[ September 05, 2005: Message edited by: Ulf Dittmer ]