code: public boolean remove (int oid)
      {
          // scan for the oid in question
          for (int ii = 0; ii < _size; ii++) {
              if (_oids[ii] == oid) {
                  // shift the rest of the list back one
                  System.arraycopy(_oids, ii+1, _oids, ii, --_size-ii);
                  return true;
              }
          }
  
          return false;
      }
docs: Removes the specified oid from the list.
  
  @return true if the oid was in the list and was removed, false
  otherwise.