src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/URLStreamHandlerFactory.java
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@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@
* 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.
+ * @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);
}