stackoverflow error in following java program

Question

public class testing {    
    testing t=new testing();                

    public static void main(String args[]){   
        testing t1=new testing();  
        t1.fun();  
    }

    void fun(){         
        int a=2;        
        int b=t.fun2(a);  
        System.out.println(a+" "+b);  
    }

    int fun2(int a)  
    {
        a=3;  
        return a;  
    }  
}

why does above code giving following error? I just want to know the reason because it is difficult to expect StackOverFlowError error in this case.

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StackOverflowError
at com.testing.<init>(testing.java:4)
at com.testing.<init>(testing.java:4)

Answer 1

You are recursively creating instance of testing

public class testing {    
 testing t=new testing();        
//

}

While creating first instance it will create new Instance by testing t=new testing(); which will again create new instance and so on

Answer 2

try this solution,

public class testing {                

    public static void main(String args[]){   
        testing t1=new testing();  
        t1.fun(t1);  
    }

    void fun(testing t1){         
        int a=2;        
        int b=t1.fun2(a);  
        System.out.println(a+" "+b);  
    }

    int fun2(int a)  
    {
        a=3;  
        return a;  
    }  
}

Answer 3

You have to create field at class level but instantiate it once where in main

public class Testing {    
    static Testing t1;              

    public static void main(String args[]){   
        t1=new Testing();  
        t1.fun();  
    }

    void fun(){         
        int a=2;        
        int b=t1.fun2(a);  
        System.out.println(a+" "+b);  
    }

    int fun2(int a)  
    {
        a=3;  
        return a;  
    }  
}