[abx]

Hi @ll,

I got a Problem with large Strings. I store a lot of Strings in a Vector in Persistent Store. From time to time I need to Mail the results, but I always get an OutOfMemory Error :(

        // data is the vector
        StringBuffer dataStr = new StringBuffer(130000);
        for (Enumeration el=data.elements(); el.hasMoreElements(); ) {
            dataStr.append((String)el.nextElement() + "\n");
        }
        // own function to send mails
        sendMail("user@domain.tld", "subject", dataStr.toString());

Is there any max size of Strings?

thx,
abx

[pgifford]

Page 23 of the Developer Guide (vol 1) says to avoid using enumerations as it creates garbage. Maybe dumping the enumeration will help.

Paul

[arconsulting]

I don't know if there is a size limit on StringBuffer().

But, I would strongly argue against sending 130k emails. RIM's recommendation is to limit data transfers to 2k in size.

[DaHunter]

The max size for a String or byte array is 64k.

DaHunter

[abx]

Thx for all answers. I also find the reason in "Memory best practices for the BlackBerry Java Development Environment"

Note: Byte arrays cannot be larger than 128 KB on the handheld.

[piboe]

Why do you initialize your stringbuffer?