Code:
Vector v = new Vector();
v.addElement("Test");
String s1 = (String)v.elementAt(0);
String s2 = v.elementAt(0).toString();
Code:
Vector v = new Vector()
v.addElement(new Integer(42));
Integer i = v.elementAt(0);
// incompatible types, found java.lang.Object, required java.lang.Integer