/****************************************************************************** * Compilation: javac HugeArray.java * Execution: java HugeArray * * Attempts to create an array of size n^4 for n = 1000. * * This program compiles cleans. * When n is 1000, it leads to the following error * * java.lang.NegativeArraySizeException * * because 1000^4 overflows an int and results in a negative integer. * * * * When n is 200, it leads to the following error * * java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Requested array size exceeds VM limit * * ******************************************************************************/ public class HugeArray { public static void main(String[] args) { int n = 1000; int[] a = new int[n*n*n*n]; System.out.println(a.length); } }