 argument,
 beginning the search at index, and testing for equality
 using the equals method.<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>elem</CODE> - Node to look for<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the index of the first occurrence of the object
 argument in this vector at position index or later in the
 vector; returns -1 if the object is not found.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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sort</H3>
<PRE>
public void <B>sort</B>(int[]&nbsp;a,
                 int&nbsp;lo0,
             