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 a URLStreamHandler for a specific protocol.

Since:

JDK1.0

Author:

Arthur van Hoff

See Also:

URL, URLStreamHandler

Method Summary

URLStreamHandler

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

Method Detail

createURLStreamHandler

public 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