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java.lang.VerifyError: Illegal target of jump or branch

843810Oct 26 2002 — edited May 14 2009
Hi all
I am getting java.lang.VerifyError and Illegal target of jump or branch,I think there is no problem in the code.when I add simple system.out.println("something"); in my jsp page i will get this verifyError.My jsp file size is 278KB more than that if i add single line i am getting this error.Below is the error message,

javax.servlet.ServletException: (class: org/apache/jsp/Bom$jsp, method: _jspService signature: (Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest;Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletResponse;)V) Illegal target of jump or branch
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(Unknown Source)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)

Root Cause:
java.lang.VerifyError: (class: org/apache/jsp/Bom$jsp, method: _jspService signature: (Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest;Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletResponse;)V) Illegal target of jump or branch
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Class.java:1576)
at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:1748)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:266)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:249)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.load(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.loadIfNecessary(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(Unknown Source)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)

Thanks in advance
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