Split a String into a Vector

private Vector splitString(String s, char c, boolean trim) {
  // Accepts a String and a char delimiter,
  // Splits String into (sub)strings at all occurrences of delimiter,
  // Returns Vector of (sub)strings.
  // Note: if boolean argument is true then
  //   leading and trailing white space is trimmed from (sub)strings.
  Vector v = new Vector();
  String x = new String();
  for(int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
    if(s.charAt(i) == c) {
      if (trim) {
        x = x.trim();
      }
      v.add(x);
      x = new String();
    } else {
      x += s.charAt(i);
    }
  }
  if (trim) {
    x = x.trim();
  }
  v.add(x);
  return v;
}