Elements types in Vectors

[JontyMC]

Hi,

I have a Vector full of integers. I want to get the integer at a certain index of the vector, but elementAt() and get() both return type Object, so I have to convert that into a string then use parseInt(). Is there not a cleaner way of doing this?

Thanks,

Jon

 

[chiph]

Jon - not until the next major release of Java, which will have Generics. Until then the collection classes return Objects, which you have to cast or convert into the datatype of your choice.

Chip H.


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[stefanwagner]

If you know the size or a maximal size before, you could use a int-array.

You could use 1.5, if using a beta is ok, as mentioned before.

A vector of integers - is this a vector of somehow handled 'int''s or of 'Integer'?

You could use use a Vector of Integer.

You could wrap the Vector in a self written intVector class, which returns and accepts only 'int', and casts behind the scene.

Using the way over String sounds very ... mhh - ugly.

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