Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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
See Also:
ContentHandler, URLStreamHandler

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

Method Detail

createContentHandler

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

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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