public boolean exists(String index) {
        boolean exists = false;

        if (indexNames.isEmpty() == false) {
            for (i = 0; i < indexNames.size(); i++) {
                if (index.equals((String) indexNames.elementAt(i))) {
                    exists = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        return exists;
    }
public boolean exists ( String index ) { boolean exists = false ; if ( indexNames . isEmpty ( ) == false ) { for ( i = 0 ; i < indexNames . size ( ) ; i ++ ) { if ( index . equals ( ( String ) indexNames . elementAt ( i ) ) ) { exists = true ; break ; } } } return exists ; }
see if the passed in index exists in the vector