Java

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Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. Java is the programming language RuneScape's game engine is mostly written in. Java should not be confused with RuneScript, the scripting language that Jagex uses to create new content for RuneScape.

Java can run on most popular operating systems. Java compiles code into platform independent low-level byte-code. The Java Virtual Machine (which is platform specific) translates this byte-code into native instructions. Oracle currently develops the language and JVM for Windows, Solaris, Linux and Mac OS X.

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The error message you receive when you try to play RuneScape without having Java installed.

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The error message you receive when Java crashes.

Limits

The maximum number of items that may be carried in one stack

There can be no more than 2,147,483,647 (2³¹-1) items in a single stack. This is because RuneScape stores the number of coins using an int type variable which is stored using a 32-bit twos-complement representation. This means that the value may only be whole numbers ranging from 0 to 2,147,483,647.

Consequently, this is the maximum amount of coins (and indeed any other stackable item) that can be stored in a stack. If a player attempts to withdraw or pick up coins while carrying the maximum amount of coins, it is stated that there is not enough inventory space.

External links

• Java developers center