java-language-spec

Why does this excede the 65,535 byte limit in Java constructors and static Initializers?

Disclaimer: I realize I can generate this at runtime in Java, this was needed for a very special case while performance testing some code. I've found a different approach, so now this is just more of a curiosity than anything practical. I've tried the following as a static field, as an instance field, and initialized directly within the...

Most specific method with matches of both fixed/variable arity (varargs)

In section 15.12.2.5 of the Java Language Specification, it talks about how to choose the most specific method in both cases of methods with fixed arity and methods of variable arity (i.e. varargs). What I can't find in the JLS is anything about deciding between two methods where one is of fixed arity and one of variable arity however....