22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  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}.
  32  * <p>
  33  * This interface is used by the {@code URLStreamHandler} class
  34  * to create a {@code ContentHandler} for a MIME type.
  35  *
  36  * @author  James Gosling
  37  * @see     java.net.ContentHandler
  38  * @see     java.net.URLStreamHandler
  39  * @since   1.0
  40  */
  41 public interface ContentHandlerFactory {

  42     /**
  43      * Creates a new {@code ContentHandler} to read an object from
  44      * a {@code URLStreamHandler}.
  45      *
  46      * @param   mimetype   the MIME type for which a content handler is desired.
  47 
  48      * @return  a new {@code ContentHandler} to read an object from a
  49      *          {@code URLStreamHandler}.
  50      * @see     java.net.ContentHandler
  51      * @see     java.net.URLStreamHandler
  52      */
  53     ContentHandler createContentHandler(String mimetype);
  54 }

  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  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}.
  32  * <p>
  33  * This interface is used by the {@code URLStreamHandler} class
  34  * to create a {@code ContentHandler} for a MIME type.
  35  *
  36  * @author  James Gosling
  37  * @see     java.net.ContentHandler
  38  * @see     java.net.URLStreamHandler
  39  * @since   1.0
  40  */
  41 public interface ContentHandlerFactory {
  42 
  43     /**
  44      * Creates a new {@code ContentHandler} to read an object from
  45      * a {@code URLStreamHandler}.
  46      *
  47      * @param   mimetype   the MIME type for which a content handler is desired.
  48      *
  49      * @return  a new {@code ContentHandler} to read an object from a
  50      *          {@code URLStreamHandler}.
  51      * @see     java.net.ContentHandler
  52      * @see     java.net.URLStreamHandler
  53      */
  54     ContentHandler createContentHandler(String mimetype);
  55 }