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OutOfMemoryError in Eclipse | Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

OutOfMemoryError in Eclipse | Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

It might happen that while running a Java application within the Eclipse environment you get an OutOfMemoryError due to the maximum amount of memory dedicated to the heap. You can fix it by increasing the minimum (-Xms parameter) and maximum (-Xmx parameter) heap size. You can do it in two different ways:

  1. By editing your eclipse.ini file you find under your Eclipse installation directory. Within that file you should find two lines similar to the following ones:

-Xms40m ** -Xmx512m**

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