Does deleting/changing comments code solve "Code too large" compilation error in Java?

Question

I have a legacy large enum with many comments, and the Java compiler gives a "Code too large" error. Will changing the comment type or deleting the comments solve the issue?

I tried splitting the enum, but it's a legacy code and can't be split.

Answer 1

This error typically is seen when a method exceeds 65536 bytes (64 KB) in size. Search for the particular method and try some of the following:

• Split the method into two or more methods
• Remove any redundancy (such as similar loop executing twice, etc.)
• Remove any comments (which may be inside the method)

Because the method itself is more 64 KB, the entire file may be too large. I would consider splitting the file into more files using classes.