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Hi there,
when i converted a vector to a string array using toArray, i had a classCastException, How do I convert a vector to String object
thanks in advance
Maria
 
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As long as you are assured that every element in the vector is a String, try this:

The "toArray()" method in Vector is overloaded; if you don't call the correct one it will only return an array of Object. If you want to cast it to some other type, you have to pass in a "seed" array of that type. As shown in this example, it can have a length of zero.
[ November 07, 2003: Message edited by: Wayne L Johnson ]
 
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However, if you are not assured that every object is a String, you will have to iterate through the Vector and invoke toString() on each of the Vector's elements (adapting the previous example):
 
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