01: /*
02: * @(#)URLStreamHandlerFactory.java 1.23 06/10/10
03: *
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27:
28: package java.net;
29:
30: /**
31: * This interface defines a factory for <code>URL</code> stream
32: * protocol handlers.
33: * <p>
34: * It is used by the <code>URL</code> class to create a
35: * <code>URLStreamHandler</code> for a specific protocol.
36: *
37: * @author Arthur van Hoff
38: * @version 1.15, 02/02/00
39: * @see java.net.URL
40: * @see java.net.URLStreamHandler
41: * @since JDK1.0
42: */
43: public interface URLStreamHandlerFactory {
44: /**
45: * Creates a new <code>URLStreamHandler</code> instance with the specified
46: * protocol.
47: *
48: * @param protocol the protocol ("<code>http</code>").
49: * @return a <code>URLStreamHandler</code> for the specific protocol.
50: * @see java.net.URLStreamHandler
51: */
52: URLStreamHandler createURLStreamHandler(String protocol);
53: }
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