What's the difference between StackOverflowError and OutOfMemoryError

Question

What\'s the difference between StackOverflowError and OutOfMemoryError and how to avoid them in application?

Answer 1

StackOverflowError happens when you execute too many methods one inside another (for example with an infinite recursion), which is limited by the size of the stack.

OutOfMemoryError happens when the JVM runs out of space to allocate new objects, which are allocated on the heap.