“OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded”: parse large json file with java

Question

I try to parse large json file (more 600Mo) with Java. My json file look like that:

{
    \"0\" : {\"link_id\": \"2381317\", \"overview\": \"mjklmk         


        

Answer 1

Increase the JVM heap space by setting the environment variables :

SET _JAVA_OPTIONS = -Xms512m -Xmx1024m

But it cant be a permanent solution as your file can be increased in future