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 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