Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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
See Also:
URL, URLStreamHandler

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

Method Detail

createURLStreamHandler

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

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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