Interface java.net.ContentHandlerFactory 
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Interface java.net.ContentHandlerFactory

public interface ContentHandlerFactory
This interface defines a factory for content handlers. An implementation of this interface should map a MIME type into an instance of ContentHandler.

This interface is used by the URLStreamHandler class to create a ContentHandler for a MIME type.

Version:
1.4, 07/01/98
Author:
James Gosling
Since:
JDK1.0
See Also:
ContentHandler, URLStreamHandler

Method Index

o createContentHandler(String)
Creates a new ContentHandler to read an object from a URLStreamHandler.

Methods

o createContentHandler 
public abstract java.net.ContentHandler createContentHandler(String mimetype)
Creates a new ContentHandler to read an object from a URLStreamHandler.

Parameters:
mimetype - the MIME type for which a content handler is desired.
Returns:
a new ContentHandler to read an object from a URLStreamHandler.
Since:
JDK1.0
See Also:
ContentHandler, URLStreamHandler 
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