01: /*
02: * @(#)SocketImplFactory.java 1.22 06/10/10
03: *
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27:
28: package java.net;
29:
30: /**
31: * This interface defines a factory for socket implementations. It
32: * is used by the classes <code>Socket</code> and
33: * <code>ServerSocket</code> to create actual socket
34: * implementations.
35: *
36: * @author Arthur van Hoff
37: * @version 1.15, 02/02/00
38: * @see java.net.Socket
39: * @see java.net.ServerSocket
40: * @since JDK1.0
41: */
42: public interface SocketImplFactory {
43: /**
44: * Creates a new <code>SocketImpl</code> instance.
45: *
46: * @return a new instance of <code>SocketImpl</code>.
47: * @see java.net.SocketImpl
48: */
49: SocketImpl createSocketImpl();
50: }
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