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25
26 package java.net;
27
28 /**
29 * This interface defines a factory for <code>URL</code> stream
30 * protocol handlers.
31 * <p>
32 * It is used by the <code>URL</code> class to create a
33 * <code>URLStreamHandler</code> for a specific protocol.
34 *
35 * @author Arthur van Hoff
36 * @version 1.25, 05/05/07
37 * @see java.net.URL
38 * @see java.net.URLStreamHandler
39 * @since JDK1.0
40 */
41 public interface URLStreamHandlerFactory {
42 /**
43 * Creates a new <code>URLStreamHandler</code> instance with the specified
44 * protocol.
45 *
46 * @param protocol the protocol ("<code>ftp</code>",
47 * "<code>http</code>", "<code>nntp</code>", etc.).
48 * @return a <code>URLStreamHandler</code> for the specific protocol.
49 * @see java.net.URLStreamHandler
50 */
51 URLStreamHandler createURLStreamHandler(String protocol);
52 }
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