URLStreamHandlerFactory (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0) (original) (raw)

java.net

Interface URLStreamHandlerFactory

public interface URLStreamHandlerFactory

This interface defines a factory for URL stream protocol handlers.

It is used by the URL class to create aURLStreamHandler for a specific protocol.

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

URL, URLStreamHandler

Method Summary
URLStreamHandler	createURLStreamHandler(String protocol) Creates a new URLStreamHandler instance with the specified protocol.

Method Detail

createURLStreamHandler

URLStreamHandler createURLStreamHandler(String protocol)

Creates a new URLStreamHandler instance with the specified protocol.

Parameters:

protocol - the protocol ("ftp", "http", "nntp", etc.).

Returns:

a URLStreamHandler for the specific protocol.

See Also:

URLStreamHandler

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