Each slot holds a reference to an Object.
class Entry
{
String name;
String number;
// constructor
Entry( String n, String num )
{
name = n; number = num;
}
// various methods
. . .
}
Vectors are especially convenient when you want
to maintain a list of your own object types.
Since all classes,
even those of your own invention,
descend from the Object class,
a Vector can be used with objects of any type.
For example say that you wanted an application that maintained
a phone book.
Each entry in the phone book will contain
a name and a number,
along with various methods.