Maximum number of recursion levels
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WSupported on Windows
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USupported on Unix
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VSupported on OpenVMS
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MAXRECURSELEVEL enables you to specify a limit that is greater than the default 1500 levels of method, function, or subroutine calls (or the maximum for the system stack, if it is less, as on 64-bit Windows).
Value
The maximum number of recursion levels that can occur before an error is generated.
Discussion
By default, the runtime detects when approximately 1500 levels of method, subroutine, or function calls (or the maximum for the system stack) have been made and generates a fatal “Runtime stack overflow” error (STKOVR) when that level is exceeded. If the system stack allows, you can set MAXRECURSELEVEL to a value greater than 1500 to override the limit.
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Based on the system stack, the specified value may or may not be possible. If it is not possible, your program could stop running without warning. |
Setting location
The environment.
Used by
Runtime
Examples
On Unix,
MAXRECURSELEVEL=2500 ;export MAXRECURSELEVEL
