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25
26 package java.net;
27
28 /**
29 * This interface defines a factory for content handlers. An
30 * implementation of this interface should map a MIME type into an
31 * instance of <code>ContentHandler</code>.
32 * <p>
33 * This interface is used by the <code>URLStreamHandler</code> class
34 * to create a <code>ContentHandler</code> for a MIME type.
35 *
36 * @author James Gosling
37 * @see java.net.ContentHandler
38 * @see java.net.URLStreamHandler
39 * @since JDK1.0
40 */
41 public interface ContentHandlerFactory {
42 /**
43 * Creates a new <code>ContentHandler</code> to read an object from
44 * a <code>URLStreamHandler</code>.
45 *
46 * @param mimetype the MIME type for which a content handler is desired.
47
48 * @return a new <code>ContentHandler</code> to read an object from a
49 * <code>URLStreamHandler</code>.
50 * @see java.net.ContentHandler
51 * @see java.net.URLStreamHandler
52 */
53 ContentHandler createContentHandler(String mimetype);
54 }
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