Method growAtFront

vm/JavaAPI/src/java/util/ArrayList.java:364–391

(int required)

    }

    private void growAtFront(int required) {
        if (array.length - size >= required) {
            int newFirst = array.length - size;
            // REVIEW: as growAtEnd, why not move size == 0 out as
            //         special case
            if (size != 0) {
                System.arraycopy(array, firstIndex, array, newFirst, size);
                int lastIndex = firstIndex + size;
                int length = lastIndex > newFirst ? newFirst : lastIndex;
                Arrays.fill(array, firstIndex, length, null);
            }
            firstIndex = newFirst;
        } else {
            int increment = size / 2;
            if (required > increment) {
                increment = required;
            }
            if (increment < 12) {
                increment = 12;
            }
            E[] newArray = newElementArray(size + increment);
            if (size != 0) {
                System.arraycopy(array, firstIndex, newArray, increment, size);
            }
            firstIndex = newArray.length - size;
            array = newArray;
        }
    }

    private void growForInsert(int location, int required) {
        // REVIEW: we grow too quickly because we are called with the