Vector newVect = new Vector();
Vector<String> newVect = new Vector<String>();
    public Vector makeVector(String [] stringArray) {             Vector newVect = new Vector();        int c=0;                try {                     for (c = 0; c < stringArray.length; c++) {                        //this should throw an expection when we hit the end                stringArray[c] = stringArray[c].trim();                                newVect.add(stringArray[c]);                            }                    } catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {                     //we're done...return the vector            return newVect;                    }                return newVect; //just to make sure ; -?            }