java code large_javac error “code too large”?

You can leverage inner classes as each would have it's own 64KB limit. It may not help you with a single large array as the inner class will be subject to the same static initializer limit as your main class. However, you stated that you managed to solve the issue by moving your array to a separate class, so I suspect that you're loading more than just this single array in your main class.

Instead of: private static final byte[] FILE_DATA = new byte[] {12,-2,123,...,};

Try: private static final class FILE_DATA { private static final byte[] VALUES = new byte[] {12,-2,123,...,}; }

Then you can access the values as FILE_DATA.VALUES[i] instead of FILE_DATA[i], but you're subject to a 128KB limit instead of just 64KB.