Module java.base

Package 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:

1.0

See Also:

• ContentHandler
• URLStreamHandler

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ContentHandler	createContentHandler(String mimetype)	Creates a new ContentHandler to read an object from a URLStreamHandler.

Method Details

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