can array size be negative in java?

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No, array size cannot be negative. If we specify array size as negative, there will be no compile time error. But there will be run time NegativeArraySizeException.

Example

class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
 
      int[] testArray = new int[4];
 
      for (int i = 0; i < testArray.length; ++i) {
         System.out.println(testArray[i]);
      }
   }
}

Output

0
0
0
0

We will get run time error (NegativeArraySizeException), if we specify negative array size.
Example

class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
 
      int[] testArray = new int[-4];
 
      for (int i = 0; i < testArray.length; ++i) {
         System.out.println(testArray[i]);
      }
   }
}

Output

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NegativeArraySizeException 
        at Main.main(Main.java:4)

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