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| |
| package java.net; |
| |
| /** |
| * This interface defines a factory for {@code URL} stream |
| * protocol handlers. |
| * |
| * <p> A URL stream handler factory is used as specified in the |
| * {@linkplain java.net.URL#URL(String,String,int,String) URL constructor}. |
| * |
| * @author Arthur van Hoff |
| * @see java.net.URL |
| * @see java.net.URLStreamHandler |
| * @since 1.0 |
| */ |
| public interface URLStreamHandlerFactory { |
| /** |
| * Creates a new {@code URLStreamHandler} instance with the specified |
| * protocol. |
| * |
| * @param protocol the protocol ("{@code ftp}", |
| * "{@code http}", "{@code nntp}", etc.). |
| * @return a {@code URLStreamHandler} for the specific protocol, or {@code |
| * null} if this factory cannot create a handler for the specific |
| * protocol |
| * @see java.net.URLStreamHandler |
| */ |
| URLStreamHandler createURLStreamHandler(String protocol); |
| } |