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

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`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