java.net
Interface 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.

Since:

JDK1.0

Author:

James Gosling

See Also:

ContentHandler, URLStreamHandler

Method Summary

ContentHandler

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

Method Detail

createContentHandler

public 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.

See Also:

ContentHandler, URLStreamHandler