java arraylist length,在Java中调整ArrayList的大小时,无法理解溢出的可能性

来自JDK 7

java.util.ArrayList类的引用代码片段让我感到困惑.我不能为我的生活理解它怎么可能导致溢出.我困惑的地方标有< ---这是什么意思？有人可以帮助我理解这种逻辑可能溢出的情况吗？ TIA.

public void ensureCapacity(int minCapacity) {

if (minCapacity > 0)

ensureCapacityInternal(minCapacity);

}

private void ensureCapacityInternal(int minCapacity) {

modCount++;

// overflow-conscious code

if (minCapacity - elementData.length > 0)

grow(minCapacity);

}

private static final int MAX_ARRAY_SIZE = Integer.MAX_VALUE - 8;

private void grow(int minCapacity) {

// overflow-conscious code

int oldCapacity = elementData.length;

int newCapacity = oldCapacity + (oldCapacity >> 1);

if (newCapacity - minCapacity < 0)

newCapacity = minCapacity;

if (newCapacity - MAX_ARRAY_SIZE > 0)

newCapacity = hugeCapacity(minCapacity);

// minCapacity is usually close to size, so this is a win:

elementData = Arrays.copyOf(elementData, newCapacity);

}

private static int hugeCapacity(int minCapacity) {

if (minCapacity < 0) // overflow

throw new OutOfMemoryError();

return (minCapacity > MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) ?

Integer.MAX_VALUE :

MAX_ARRAY_SIZE;

}

编辑：我主要担心的是：巨大容量如何能够获得负面大小？