a) only limited by the memory of the running system or better the addressable memory from within the JVM. b) out of memory exception for the "new". If an actual out of memory for the JVM occurs, it will crash (since it is just another process) -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Sachin S. Khanna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Gesendet am: Freitag, 14. April 2000 15:09 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Hashtable Query Hello Jspians, Let me know a) What is the maximum amount of data that can be viably stored into a Hashtable. b) What would be the effects of exceeding that capacity on the JVM, ect. I haven't been able to find any whitepapers regarding the above on the net, if anyone knows of any url, please be kind enough to forward it to me. Looking forward to hearing from you. Have a nice day. With regards, Sachin S. Khanna. www.emailanorder.com =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets