/**
* Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified element in
* this vector, searching forwards from {@code index}, or returns -1 if
* the element is not found.
* More formally, returns the lowest index {@code i} such that
* <tt>(i >= index && (o==null ? get(i)==null : o.equals(get(i))))</tt>,
* or -1 if there is no such index.
*
* @param o element to search for
* @param index index to start searching from
* @return the index of the first occurrence of the element in
* this vector at position {@code index} or later in the vector;
* {@code -1} if the element is not found.
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is negative
* @see Object#equals(Object)
*/
public synchronized int indexOf(Object o, int index) {
if (o == null) {
for (int i = index ; i < elementCount ; i++)
if (elementData[i]==null)
return i;
} else {
for (int i = index ; i < elementCount ; i++)
if (o.equals(elementData[i]))
return i;
}
return -1;
}