Android Question error from an array of 4000 strings

[wwregistry]

i have a large array of strings (4000+)
i am getting this error:
java:6: error: too many constants

is there a maximum size for arrays in b4a?

 

[wwregistry]

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[wwregistry]

connection there are 40,000 strings in the array

 

[margret]

I think the only limit is memory, maybe Erel or one of the other gurus will confirm this.

 

[Erel]

There isn't any maximum limit. Can you post the full error message and the relevant code?

 

[wwregistry]

here is the error

Parsing code. 1.59
Compiling code. 2.54
Compiling layouts code. 0.23
Generating R file. 0.31
Compiling debugger engine code. Error
javac 1.7.0_25
shell\src\com\HRGincSoftware\David_Gray_SocSec\datad_subs_0.java:6: error: too many constants
public class datad_subs_0 {
^
1 error

 

[Mrjoey]

why dont u use Map instead of array?

 

[wwregistry]

map: not sure what u mean?

 

[Mrjoey]

map: not sure what u mean?

Dim M as map
and u create a loop to put data inside the map and then u get the data u want.

 

[wwregistry]

here is the code module

 

[wwregistry]

i could put the data in an external file and the read the file item into the array?
but how would include the file in the program apk package.
or maybe the MAP would somehow solve this? But i would still have to include the file?

 

[margret]

The issue is the code is to large for the IDE editor. It gives the same error in B4J. I put the complete array in just one sub and it started to compile and about 2 seconds in, it gave the error: Code To Large. This is not a limit of Java or B4A but may be a limit to the IDE or compiler. You will have to read it in from a file. Place the file with this data in the project folder in the Files folder. Then you can get the data with:

Dim MyList As List
MyList = File.ReadList(File.DirAssets, "yourfilename.txt")

 

[wwregistry]

>>Place the file with this data in the project folder in the Files folder.
How do i do this?

 

[wwregistry]

oh i get it -- the Files folder is incorporated into the apk

thanks guy's/margret this will be soooo easy

 

[DonManfred]

In your project folder
c:\path_to_project\
You will find a folder FILES
Put the file into this folder and then compile your project... See this example. It has your data in a file in files folder and load the data to a listview. ALL 38000 lines...

 

[wwregistry]

DonManfred, thank u, excellent piece of programming