Vector can't give objects

Question

I have a program using a vector, I store BufferedImage objects in it. But when I try to access them later the compiler won't let me because the method in Vector defines that Object is the type of object being passed, and cannot convert it to a BufferedImage.
I tried using an Object to store it which worked, but when I tried to use it to draw, it wasn't recognised as an Image, being an Object and still wouldn't compile.
Is this because I have jdk 1.3? Is there anotherway Should I be using a vector? Should I edit Vector to pass BufferedImages rather than Objects?
I am storing frames like this:
Vector.addElement(java.awt.Robot.createScreenCapture(Rectangle)));
and retrieving them like this:
Graphics.drawImage(Vector.elementAt(index),0,0,this);
The syntax is correct but Object is not compatible with BufferedImage!
There must be another way...
Rufus,

Answer 1

Thanks for that. I thought you could only cast types
and not Objects.The correct way to express that would be to say: I thought you could only cast primitive types and not class types. But you can cast both primitives and classes, even though the casting behaves a little differently.
One additional complication is that Object (with a capital O) isn't an object but a class. All classes extend Object by default. That's why collections like Vector can store objects of any class.