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Vector.java

/*
 * @(#)Vector.java	1.106 06/06/16
 *
 * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.util;

/**
 * The {@code Vector} class implements a growable array of
 * objects. Like an array, it contains components that can be
 * accessed using an integer index. However, the size of a
 * {@code Vector} can grow or shrink as needed to accommodate
 * adding and removing items after the {@code Vector} has been created.
 *
 * <p>Each vector tries to optimize storage management by maintaining a
 * {@code capacity} and a {@code capacityIncrement}. The
 * {@code capacity} is always at least as large as the vector
 * size; it is usually larger because as components are added to the
 * vector, the vector's storage increases in chunks the size of
 * {@code capacityIncrement}. An application can increase the
 * capacity of a vector before inserting a large number of
 * components; this reduces the amount of incremental reallocation.
 *
 * <p>The Iterators returned by Vector's iterator and listIterator
 * methods are <em>fail-fast</em>: if the Vector is structurally modified
 * at any time after the Iterator is created, in any way except through the
 * Iterator's own remove or add methods, the Iterator will throw a
 * ConcurrentModificationException.  Thus, in the face of concurrent
 * modification, the Iterator fails quickly and cleanly, rather than risking
 * arbitrary, non-deterministic behavior at an undetermined time in the future.
 * The Enumerations returned by Vector's elements method are <em>not</em>
 * fail-fast.
 *
 * <p>Note that the fail-fast behavior of an iterator cannot be guaranteed
 * as it is, generally speaking, impossible to make any hard guarantees in the
 * presence of unsynchronized concurrent modification.  Fail-fast iterators
 * throw {@code ConcurrentModificationException} on a best-effort basis.
 * Therefore, it would be wrong to write a program that depended on this
 * exception for its correctness:  <i>the fail-fast behavior of iterators
 * should be used only to detect bugs.</i>
 *
 * <p>As of the Java 2 platform v1.2, this class was retrofitted to
 * implement the {@link List} interface, making it a member of the
 * <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html"> Java
 * Collections Framework</a>.  Unlike the new collection
 * implementations, {@code Vector} is synchronized.
 *
 * @author  Lee Boynton
 * @author  Jonathan Payne
 * @version 1.106, 06/16/06
 * @see Collection
 * @see List
 * @see ArrayList
 * @see LinkedList
 * @since   JDK1.0
 */
public class Vector<E>
    extends AbstractList<E>
    implements List<E>, RandomAccess, Cloneable, java.io.Serializable
{
    /**
     * The array buffer into which the components of the vector are
     * stored. The capacity of the vector is the length of this array buffer,
     * and is at least large enough to contain all the vector's elements.
     *
     * <p>Any array elements following the last element in the Vector are null.
     *
     * @serial
     */
    protected Object[] elementData;

    /**
     * The number of valid components in this {@code Vector} object.
     * Components {@code elementData[0]} through
     * {@code elementData[elementCount-1]} are the actual items.
     *
     * @serial
     */
    protected int elementCount;

    /**
     * The amount by which the capacity of the vector is automatically
     * incremented when its size becomes greater than its capacity.  If
     * the capacity increment is less than or equal to zero, the capacity
     * of the vector is doubled each time it needs to grow.
     *
     * @serial
     */
    protected int capacityIncrement;

    /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -2767605614048989439L;

    /**
     * Constructs an empty vector with the specified initial capacity and
     * capacity increment.
     *
     * @param   initialCapacity     the initial capacity of the vector
     * @param   capacityIncrement   the amount by which the capacity is
     *                              increased when the vector overflows
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified initial capacity
     *         is negative
     */
    public Vector(int initialCapacity, int capacityIncrement) {
	super();
        if (initialCapacity < 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal Capacity: "+
                                               initialCapacity);
	this.elementData = new Object[initialCapacity];
	this.capacityIncrement = capacityIncrement;
    }

    /**
     * Constructs an empty vector with the specified initial capacity and
     * with its capacity increment equal to zero.
     *
     * @param   initialCapacity   the initial capacity of the vector
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified initial capacity
     *         is negative
     */
    public Vector(int initialCapacity) {
	this(initialCapacity, 0);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs an empty vector so that its internal data array
     * has size {@code 10} and its standard capacity increment is
     * zero.
     */
    public Vector() {
	this(10);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a vector containing the elements of the specified
     * collection, in the order they are returned by the collection's
     * iterator.
     *
     * @param c the collection whose elements are to be placed into this
     *       vector
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
     * @since   1.2
     */
    public Vector(Collection<? extends E> c) {
	elementData = c.toArray();
	elementCount = elementData.length;
	// c.toArray might (incorrectly) not return Object[] (see 6260652)
	if (elementData.getClass() != Object[].class)
	    elementData = Arrays.copyOf(elementData, elementCount, Object[].class);
    }

    /**
     * Copies the components of this vector into the specified array.
     * The item at index {@code k} in this vector is copied into
     * component {@code k} of {@code anArray}.
     *
     * @param  anArray the array into which the components get copied
     * @throws NullPointerException if the given array is null
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified array is not
     *         large enough to hold all the components of this vector
     * @throws ArrayStoreException if a component of this vector is not of
     *         a runtime type that can be stored in the specified array
     * @see #toArray(Object[])
     */
    public synchronized void copyInto(Object[] anArray) {
	System.arraycopy(elementData, 0, anArray, 0, elementCount);
    }

    /**
     * Trims the capacity of this vector to be the vector's current
     * size. If the capacity of this vector is larger than its current
     * size, then the capacity is changed to equal the size by replacing
     * its internal data array, kept in the field {@code elementData},
     * with a smaller one. An application can use this operation to
     * minimize the storage of a vector.
     */
    public synchronized void trimToSize() {
	modCount++;
	int oldCapacity = elementData.length;
	if (elementCount < oldCapacity) {
            elementData = Arrays.copyOf(elementData, elementCount);
	}
    }

    /**
     * Increases the capacity of this vector, if necessary, to ensure
     * that it can hold at least the number of components specified by
     * the minimum capacity argument.
     *
     * <p>If the current capacity of this vector is less than
     * {@code minCapacity}, then its capacity is increased by replacing its
     * internal data array, kept in the field {@code elementData}, with a
     * larger one.  The size of the new data array will be the old size plus
     * {@code capacityIncrement}, unless the value of
     * {@code capacityIncrement} is less than or equal to zero, in which case
     * the new capacity will be twice the old capacity; but if this new size
     * is still smaller than {@code minCapacity}, then the new capacity will
     * be {@code minCapacity}.
     *
     * @param minCapacity the desired minimum capacity
     */
    public synchronized void ensureCapacity(int minCapacity) {
	modCount++;
	ensureCapacityHelper(minCapacity);
    }

    /**
     * This implements the unsynchronized semantics of ensureCapacity.
     * Synchronized methods in this class can internally call this
     * method for ensuring capacity without incurring the cost of an
     * extra synchronization.
     *
     * @see #ensureCapacity(int)
     */
    private void ensureCapacityHelper(int minCapacity) {
	int oldCapacity = elementData.length;
	if (minCapacity > oldCapacity) {
	    Object[] oldData = elementData;
	    int newCapacity = (capacityIncrement > 0) ?
		(oldCapacity + capacityIncrement) : (oldCapacity * 2);
    	    if (newCapacity < minCapacity) {
		newCapacity = minCapacity;
	    }
            elementData = Arrays.copyOf(elementData, newCapacity);
	}
    }

    /**
     * Sets the size of this vector. If the new size is greater than the
     * current size, new {@code null} items are added to the end of
     * the vector. If the new size is less than the current size, all
     * components at index {@code newSize} and greater are discarded.
     *
     * @param  newSize   the new size of this vector
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the new size is negative
     */
    public synchronized void setSize(int newSize) {
	modCount++;
	if (newSize > elementCount) {
	    ensureCapacityHelper(newSize);
	} else {
	    for (int i = newSize ; i < elementCount ; i++) {
		elementData[i] = null;
	    }
	}
	elementCount = newSize;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current capacity of this vector.
     *
     * @return  the current capacity (the length of its internal
     *          data array, kept in the field {@code elementData}
     *          of this vector)
     */
    public synchronized int capacity() {
	return elementData.length;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the number of components in this vector.
     *
     * @return  the number of components in this vector
     */
    public synchronized int size() {
	return elementCount;
    }

    /**
     * Tests if this vector has no components.
     *
     * @return  {@code true} if and only if this vector has
     *          no components, that is, its size is zero;
     *          {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    public synchronized boolean isEmpty() {
	return elementCount == 0;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an enumeration of the components of this vector. The
     * returned {@code Enumeration} object will generate all items in
     * this vector. The first item generated is the item at index {@code 0},
     * then the item at index {@code 1}, and so on.
     *
     * @return  an enumeration of the components of this vector
     * @see     Iterator
     */
    public Enumeration<E> elements() {
	return new Enumeration<E>() {
	    int count = 0;

	    public boolean hasMoreElements() {
		return count < elementCount;
	    }

	    public E nextElement() {
		synchronized (Vector.this) {
		    if (count < elementCount) {
			return (E)elementData[count++];
		    }
		}
		throw new NoSuchElementException("Vector Enumeration");
	    }
	};
    }

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if this vector contains the specified element.
     * More formally, returns {@code true} if and only if this vector
     * contains at least one element {@code e} such that
     * <tt>(o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e))</tt>.
     *
     * @param o element whose presence in this vector is to be tested
     * @return {@code true} if this vector contains the specified element
     */
    public boolean contains(Object o) {
	return indexOf(o, 0) >= 0;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified element
     * in this vector, or -1 if this vector does not contain the element.
     * More formally, returns the lowest index {@code i} such that
     * <tt>(o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i)))</tt>,
     * or -1 if there is no such index.
     *
     * @param o element to search for
     * @return the index of the first occurrence of the specified element in
     *         this vector, or -1 if this vector does not contain the element
     */
    public int indexOf(Object o) {
	return indexOf(o, 0);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified element in
     * this vector, searching forwards from {@code index}, or returns -1 if
     * the element is not found.
     * More formally, returns the lowest index {@code i} such that
     * <tt>(i >= index && (o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i))))</tt>,
     * or -1 if there is no such index.
     *
     * @param o element to search for
     * @param index index to start searching from
     * @return the index of the first occurrence of the element in
     *         this vector at position {@code index} or later in the vector;
     *         {@code -1} if the element is not found.
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is negative
     * @see     Object#equals(Object)
     */
    public synchronized int indexOf(Object o, int index) {
	if (o == null) {
	    for (int i = index ; i < elementCount ; i++)
		if (elementData[i]==null)
		    return i;
	} else {
	    for (int i = index ; i < elementCount ; i++)
		if (o.equals(elementData[i]))
		    return i;
	}
	return -1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified element
     * in this vector, or -1 if this vector does not contain the element.
     * More formally, returns the highest index {@code i} such that
     * <tt>(o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i)))</tt>,
     * or -1 if there is no such index.
     *
     * @param o element to search for
     * @return the index of the last occurrence of the specified element in
     *         this vector, or -1 if this vector does not contain the element
     */
    public synchronized int lastIndexOf(Object o) {
	return lastIndexOf(o, elementCount-1);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified element in
     * this vector, searching backwards from {@code index}, or returns -1 if
     * the element is not found.
     * More formally, returns the highest index {@code i} such that
     * <tt>(i <= index && (o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i))))</tt>,
     * or -1 if there is no such index.
     *
     * @param o element to search for
     * @param index index to start searching backwards from
     * @return the index of the last occurrence of the element at position
     *         less than or equal to {@code index} in this vector;
     *         -1 if the element is not found.
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is greater
     *         than or equal to the current size of this vector
     */
    public synchronized int lastIndexOf(Object o, int index) {
        if (index >= elementCount)
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(index + " >= "+ elementCount);

	if (o == null) {
	    for (int i = index; i >= 0; i--)
		if (elementData[i]==null)
		    return i;
	} else {
	    for (int i = index; i >= 0; i--)
		if (o.equals(elementData[i]))
		    return i;
	}
	return -1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the component at the specified index.
     *
     * <p>This method is identical in functionality to the {@link #get(int)}
     * method (which is part of the {@link List} interface).
     *
     * @param      index   an index into this vector
     * @return     the component at the specified index
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
     *	       ({@code index < 0 || index >= size()})
     */
    public synchronized E elementAt(int index) {
	if (index >= elementCount) {
	    throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(index + " >= " + elementCount);
	}

        return (E)elementData[index];
    }

    /**
     * Returns the first component (the item at index {@code 0}) of
     * this vector.
     *
     * @return     the first component of this vector
     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this vector has no components
     */
    public synchronized E firstElement() {
	if (elementCount == 0) {
	    throw new NoSuchElementException();
	}
	return (E)elementData[0];
    }

    /**
     * Returns the last component of the vector.
     *
     * @return  the last component of the vector, i.e., the component at index
     *          <code>size() - 1</code>.
     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this vector is empty
     */
    public synchronized E lastElement() {
	if (elementCount == 0) {
	    throw new NoSuchElementException();
	}
	return (E)elementData[elementCount - 1];
    }

    /**
     * Sets the component at the specified {@code index} of this
     * vector to be the specified object. The previous component at that
     * position is discarded.
     *
     * <p>The index must be a value greater than or equal to {@code 0}
     * and less than the current size of the vector.
     *
     * <p>This method is identical in functionality to the
     * {@link #set(int, Object) set(int, E)}
     * method (which is part of the {@link List} interface). Note that the
     * {@code set} method reverses the order of the parameters, to more closely
     * match array usage.  Note also that the {@code set} method returns the
     * old value that was stored at the specified position.
     *
     * @param      obj     what the component is to be set to
     * @param      index   the specified index
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
     *	       ({@code index < 0 || index >= size()})
     */
    public synchronized void setElementAt(E obj, int index) {
	if (index >= elementCount) {
	    throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(index + " >= " +
						     elementCount);
	}
	elementData[index] = obj;
    }

    /**
     * Deletes the component at the specified index. Each component in
     * this vector with an index greater or equal to the specified
     * {@code index} is shifted downward to have an index one
     * smaller than the value it had previously. The size of this vector
     * is decreased by {@code 1}.
     *
     * <p>The index must be a value greater than or equal to {@code 0}
     * and less than the current size of the vector. 
     *
     * <p>This method is identical in functionality to the {@link #remove(int)}
     * method (which is part of the {@link List} interface).  Note that the
     * {@code remove} method returns the old value that was stored at the
     * specified position.
     *
     * @param      index   the index of the object to remove
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
     *	       ({@code index < 0 || index >= size()})
     */
    public synchronized void removeElementAt(int index) {
	modCount++;
	if (index >= elementCount) {
	    throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(index + " >= " +
						     elementCount);
	}
	else if (index < 0) {
	    throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
	}
	int j = elementCount - index - 1;
	if (j > 0) {
	    System.arraycopy(elementData, index + 1, elementData, index, j);
	}
	elementCount--;
	elementData[elementCount] = null; /* to let gc do its work */
    }

    /**
     * Inserts the specified object as a component in this vector at the
     * specified {@code index}. Each component in this vector with
     * an index greater or equal to the specified {@code index} is
     * shifted upward to have an index one greater than the value it had
     * previously.
     *
     * <p>The index must be a value greater than or equal to {@code 0}
     * and less than or equal to the current size of the vector. (If the
     * index is equal to the current size of the vector, the new element
     * is appended to the Vector.)
     *
     * <p>This method is identical in functionality to the
     * {@link #add(int, Object) add(int, E)}
     * method (which is part of the {@link List} interface).  Note that the
     * {@code add} method reverses the order of the parameters, to more closely
     * match array usage.
     *
     * @param      obj     the component to insert
     * @param      index   where to insert the new component
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
     *	       ({@code index < 0 || index > size()})
     */
    public synchronized void insertElementAt(E obj, int index) {
	modCount++;
	if (index > elementCount) {
	    throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(index
						     + " > " + elementCount);
	}
	ensureCapacityHelper(elementCount + 1);
	System.arraycopy(elementData, index, elementData, index + 1, elementCount - index);
	elementData[index] = obj;
	elementCount++;
    }

    /**
     * Adds the specified component to the end of this vector,
     * increasing its size by one. The capacity of this vector is
     * increased if its size becomes greater than its capacity.
     *
     * <p>This method is identical in functionality to the
     * {@link #add(Object) add(E)}
     * method (which is part of the {@link List} interface).
     *
     * @param   obj   the component to be added
     */
    public synchronized void addElement(E obj) {
	modCount++;
	ensureCapacityHelper(elementCount + 1);
	elementData[elementCount++] = obj;
    }

    /**
     * Removes the first (lowest-indexed) occurrence of the argument
     * from this vector. If the object is found in this vector, each
     * component in the vector with an index greater or equal to the
     * object's index is shifted downward to have an index one smaller
     * than the value it had previously.
     *
     * <p>This method is identical in functionality to the
     * {@link #remove(Object)} method (which is part of the
     * {@link List} interface).
     *
     * @param   obj   the component to be removed
     * @return  {@code true} if the argument was a component of this
     *          vector; {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    public synchronized boolean removeElement(Object obj) {
	modCount++;
	int i = indexOf(obj);
	if (i >= 0) {
	    removeElementAt(i);
	    return true;
	}
	return false;
    }

    /**
     * Removes all components from this vector and sets its size to zero.
     *
     * <p>This method is identical in functionality to the {@link #clear}
     * method (which is part of the {@link List} interface).
     */
    public synchronized void removeAllElements() {
        modCount++;
	// Let gc do its work
	for (int i = 0; i < elementCount; i++)
	    elementData[i] = null;

	elementCount = 0;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a clone of this vector. The copy will contain a
     * reference to a clone of the internal data array, not a reference
     * to the original internal data array of this {@code Vector} object.
     *
     * @return  a clone of this vector
     */
    public synchronized Object clone() {
	try {
	    Vector<E> v = (Vector<E>) super.clone();
	    v.elementData = Arrays.copyOf(elementData, elementCount);
	    v.modCount = 0;
	    return v;
	} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
	    // this shouldn't happen, since we are Cloneable
	    throw new InternalError();
	}
    }

    /**
     * Returns an array containing all of the elements in this Vector
     * in the correct order.
     *
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public synchronized Object[] toArray() {
        return Arrays.copyOf(elementData, elementCount);
    }

    /**
     * Returns an array containing all of the elements in this Vector in the
     * correct order; the runtime type of the returned array is that of the
     * specified array.  If the Vector fits in the specified array, it is
     * returned therein.  Otherwise, a new array is allocated with the runtime
     * type of the specified array and the size of this Vector.
     *
     * <p>If the Vector fits in the specified array with room to spare
     * (i.e., the array has more elements than the Vector),
     * the element in the array immediately following the end of the
     * Vector is set to null.  (This is useful in determining the length
     * of the Vector <em>only</em> if the caller knows that the Vector
     * does not contain any null elements.)
     *
     * @param a the array into which the elements of the Vector are to
     *		be stored, if it is big enough; otherwise, a new array of the
     * 		same runtime type is allocated for this purpose.
     * @return an array containing the elements of the Vector
     * @throws ArrayStoreException if the runtime type of a is not a supertype
     * of the runtime type of every element in this Vector
     * @throws NullPointerException if the given array is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public synchronized <T> T[] toArray(T[] a) {
        if (a.length < elementCount)
            return (T[]) Arrays.copyOf(elementData, elementCount, a.getClass());

	System.arraycopy(elementData, 0, a, 0, elementCount);

        if (a.length > elementCount)
            a[elementCount] = null;

        return a;
    }

    // Positional Access Operations

    /**
     * Returns the element at the specified position in this Vector.
     *
     * @param index index of the element to return
     * @return object at the specified index
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
     *            ({@code index < 0 || index >= size()})
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public synchronized E get(int index) {
	if (index >= elementCount)
	    throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);

	return (E)elementData[index];
    }

    /**
     * Replaces the element at the specified position in this Vector with the
     * specified element.
     *
     * @param index index of the element to replace
     * @param element element to be stored at the specified position
     * @return the element previously at the specified position
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
     *	       ({@code index < 0 || index >= size()})
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public synchronized E set(int index, E element) {
	if (index >= elementCount)
	    throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);

	Object oldValue = elementData[index];
	elementData[index] = element;
	return (E)oldValue;
    }

    /**
     * Appends the specified element to the end of this Vector.
     *
     * @param e element to be appended to this Vector
     * @return {@code true} (as specified by {@link Collection#add})
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public synchronized boolean add(E e) {
	modCount++;
	ensureCapacityHelper(elementCount + 1);
	elementData[elementCount++] = e;
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Removes the first occurrence of the specified element in this Vector
     * If the Vector does not contain the element, it is unchanged.  More
     * formally, removes the element with the lowest index i such that
     * {@code (o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i)))} (if such
     * an element exists).
     *
     * @param o element to be removed from this Vector, if present
     * @return true if the Vector contained the specified element
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean remove(Object o) {
        return removeElement(o);
    }

    /**
     * Inserts the specified element at the specified position in this Vector.
     * Shifts the element currently at that position (if any) and any
     * subsequent elements to the right (adds one to their indices).
     *
     * @param index index at which the specified element is to be inserted
     * @param element element to be inserted
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
     *         ({@code index < 0 || index > size()})
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public void add(int index, E element) {
        insertElementAt(element, index);
    }

    /**
     * Removes the element at the specified position in this Vector.
     * Shifts any subsequent elements to the left (subtracts one from their
     * indices).  Returns the element that was removed from the Vector.
     *
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
     *         ({@code index < 0 || index >= size()})
     * @param index the index of the element to be removed
     * @return element that was removed
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public synchronized E remove(int index) {
	modCount++;
	if (index >= elementCount)
	    throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
	Object oldValue = elementData[index];

	int numMoved = elementCount - index - 1;
	if (numMoved > 0)
	    System.arraycopy(elementData, index+1, elementData, index,
			     numMoved);
	elementData[--elementCount] = null; // Let gc do its work

	return (E)oldValue;
    }

    /**
     * Removes all of the elements from this Vector.  The Vector will
     * be empty after this call returns (unless it throws an exception).
     *
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public void clear() {
        removeAllElements();
    }

    // Bulk Operations

    /**
     * Returns true if this Vector contains all of the elements in the
     * specified Collection.
     *
     * @param   c a collection whose elements will be tested for containment
     *          in this Vector
     * @return true if this Vector contains all of the elements in the
     *	       specified collection
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
     */
    public synchronized boolean containsAll(Collection<?> c) {
        return super.containsAll(c);
    }

    /**
     * Appends all of the elements in the specified Collection to the end of
     * this Vector, in the order that they are returned by the specified
     * Collection's Iterator.  The behavior of this operation is undefined if
     * the specified Collection is modified while the operation is in progress.
     * (This implies that the behavior of this call is undefined if the
     * specified Collection is this Vector, and this Vector is nonempty.)
     *
     * @param c elements to be inserted into this Vector
     * @return {@code true} if this Vector changed as a result of the call
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public synchronized boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> c) {
	modCount++;
        Object[] a = c.toArray();
        int numNew = a.length;
	ensureCapacityHelper(elementCount + numNew);
        System.arraycopy(a, 0, elementData, elementCount, numNew);
        elementCount += numNew;
	return numNew != 0;
    }

    /**
     * Removes from this Vector all of its elements that are contained in the
     * specified Collection.
     *
     * @param c a collection of elements to be removed from the Vector
     * @return true if this Vector changed as a result of the call
     * @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
     *         in this vector are incompatible with the specified
     *         collection (optional)
     * @throws NullPointerException if this vector contains one or more null
     *         elements and the specified collection does not support null
     *         elements (optional), or if the specified collection is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public synchronized boolean removeAll(Collection<?> c) {
        return super.removeAll(c);
    }

    /**
     * Retains only the elements in this Vector that are contained in the
     * specified Collection.  In other words, removes from this Vector all
     * of its elements that are not contained in the specified Collection.
     *
     * @param c a collection of elements to be retained in this Vector
     *          (all other elements are removed)
     * @return true if this Vector changed as a result of the call
     * @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
     *         in this vector are incompatible with the specified
     *         collection (optional)
     * @throws NullPointerException if this vector contains one or more null
     *         elements and the specified collection does not support null
     *         elements (optional), or if the specified collection is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public synchronized boolean retainAll(Collection<?> c)  {
        return super.retainAll(c);
    }

    /**
     * Inserts all of the elements in the specified Collection into this
     * Vector at the specified position.  Shifts the element currently at
     * that position (if any) and any subsequent elements to the right
     * (increases their indices).  The new elements will appear in the Vector
     * in the order that they are returned by the specified Collection's
     * iterator.
     *
     * @param index index at which to insert the first element from the
     *              specified collection
     * @param c elements to be inserted into this Vector
     * @return {@code true} if this Vector changed as a result of the call
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
     *         ({@code index < 0 || index > size()})
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public synchronized boolean addAll(int index, Collection<? extends E> c) {
	modCount++;
	if (index < 0 || index > elementCount)
	    throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);

        Object[] a = c.toArray();
	int numNew = a.length;
	ensureCapacityHelper(elementCount + numNew);

	int numMoved = elementCount - index;
	if (numMoved > 0)
	    System.arraycopy(elementData, index, elementData, index + numNew,
			     numMoved);

        System.arraycopy(a, 0, elementData, index, numNew);
	elementCount += numNew;
	return numNew != 0;
    }

    /**
     * Compares the specified Object with this Vector for equality.  Returns
     * true if and only if the specified Object is also a List, both Lists
     * have the same size, and all corresponding pairs of elements in the two
     * Lists are <em>equal</em>.  (Two elements {@code e1} and
     * {@code e2} are <em>equal</em> if {@code (e1==null ? e2==null :
     * e1.equals(e2))}.)  In other words, two Lists are defined to be
     * equal if they contain the same elements in the same order.
     *
     * @param o the Object to be compared for equality with this Vector
     * @return true if the specified Object is equal to this Vector
     */
    public synchronized boolean equals(Object o) {
        return super.equals(o);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the hash code value for this Vector.
     */
    public synchronized int hashCode() {
        return super.hashCode();
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representation of this Vector, containing
     * the String representation of each element.
     */
    public synchronized String toString() {
        return super.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Returns a view of the portion of this List between fromIndex,
     * inclusive, and toIndex, exclusive.  (If fromIndex and toIndex are
     * equal, the returned List is empty.)  The returned List is backed by this
     * List, so changes in the returned List are reflected in this List, and
     * vice-versa.  The returned List supports all of the optional List
     * operations supported by this List.
     *
     * <p>This method eliminates the need for explicit range operations (of
     * the sort that commonly exist for arrays).   Any operation that expects
     * a List can be used as a range operation by operating on a subList view
     * instead of a whole List.  For example, the following idiom
     * removes a range of elements from a List:
     * <pre>
     *	    list.subList(from, to).clear();
     * </pre>
     * Similar idioms may be constructed for indexOf and lastIndexOf,
     * and all of the algorithms in the Collections class can be applied to
     * a subList.
     *
     * <p>The semantics of the List returned by this method become undefined if
     * the backing list (i.e., this List) is <i>structurally modified</i> in
     * any way other than via the returned List.  (Structural modifications are
     * those that change the size of the List, or otherwise perturb it in such
     * a fashion that iterations in progress may yield incorrect results.)
     *
     * @param fromIndex low endpoint (inclusive) of the subList
     * @param toIndex high endpoint (exclusive) of the subList
     * @return a view of the specified range within this List
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if an endpoint index value is out of range
     *         {@code (fromIndex < 0 || toIndex > size)}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the endpoint indices are out of order
     *	       {@code (fromIndex > toIndex)}
     */
    public synchronized List<E> subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
        return Collections.synchronizedList(super.subList(fromIndex, toIndex),
                                            this);
    }

    /**
     * Removes from this List all of the elements whose index is between
     * fromIndex, inclusive and toIndex, exclusive.  Shifts any succeeding
     * elements to the left (reduces their index).
     * This call shortens the ArrayList by (toIndex - fromIndex) elements.  (If
     * toIndex==fromIndex, this operation has no effect.)
     *
     * @param fromIndex index of first element to be removed
     * @param toIndex index after last element to be removed
     */
    protected synchronized void removeRange(int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
	modCount++;
	int numMoved = elementCount - toIndex;
        System.arraycopy(elementData, toIndex, elementData, fromIndex,
                         numMoved);

	// Let gc do its work
	int newElementCount = elementCount - (toIndex-fromIndex);
	while (elementCount != newElementCount)
	    elementData[--elementCount] = null;
    }

    /**
     * Save the state of the {@code Vector} instance to a stream (that
     * is, serialize it).  This method is present merely for synchronization.
     * It just calls the default writeObject method.
     */
    private synchronized void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s)
        throws java.io.IOException
    {
	s.defaultWriteObject();
    }
}