order of elements in Vector

[anjali ray]

I am adding elements in a vector. When I am getting the elements out of the vector they are not in the same order as I entered them. I want to use Vector as I need them synchronized.
How can I get the elements in the same order.
Thanks,
Anj

[Keith Lynn]

You need them synchronized?

Usually if you just use the add method of Vector, it adds the element to the end of the Vector.

[Campbell Ritchie]

Keith Lynn has told you that items added to a Vector are added to the end. So they are retained in the order of addition. To get them in order, use the standard methods

Iterator,

for-each loop

for loop.

If this is for an assignment, use an Iterator.

As Keith Lynn has suggested, if you don't need synchronization, you might be better using an ArrayList.

[Raj Kumar Bindal]

I don't understand how are you getting the elements in a different order,as compared to the order in which you have inserted them.
I have never got the sequence of elements in the different order.Can you give some example.

[Joel McNary]

And, if you need a synchronized list, you don't need to use Vector anyway:

java.util.List list = java.util.Collections.synchronizedList(new java.util.ArrayList());

[anjali ray]

Thanks all. Synchronized ArrayList worked.

[Mr. C Lamont Gilbert]

Are you sure you need the ArrayList to be synchronized? I have rarely found this useful or necessary.