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package java.net;
/**
* This interface defines a factory for {@code URL} stream
* protocol handlers.
* <p>
* It is used by the {@code URL} class to create a
* {@code URLStreamHandler} for a specific protocol.
*
* @author Arthur van Hoff
* @see java.net.URL
* @see java.net.URLStreamHandler
* @since JDK1.0
*/
public interface
URLStreamHandlerFactory {
/**
* Creates a new {@code URLStreamHandler} instance with the specified
* protocol.
*
* @param protocol the protocol ("{@code ftp}",
* "{@code http}", "{@code nntp}", etc.).
* @return a {@code URLStreamHandler} for the specific protocol.
* @see java.net.URLStreamHandler
*/
URLStreamHandler createURLStreamHandler(
String protocol);
}