[Java SE] JDK or JRE 8 32-bit Fails to Launch, Throwing JNI Error java.lang.ExceptionInitializerError Caused by java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 0 (Doc ID 2973553.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Applies to:

Java SE JDK and JRE - Version 8 to 8
Information in this document applies to any platform.

When a native application uses JNI to launch a 32-bit JRE 8 or JDK 8, the JRE or JDK may fail to start with the following error:

This error may occur on the following platforms:

The native application runs successfully when:

Launching a 64-bit JRE 8 or JDK 8
Launching a 32-bit JRE 8 or JDK 8 on:
- Windows Server 2016 or older Windows Server version
- RHEL or Oracle Linux 6 x86 or older Linux version

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