ContentHandlerFactory.java

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package java.net;

/**
 * Defines a factory which is responsible for creating a {@code ContentHandler}.
 *
 * @see ContentHandler
 */
public interface ContentHandlerFactory {
    /**
     * Creates a content handler to handle {@code contentType}.
     *
     * @param contentType
     *            specifies the content type which is handled by the returned
     *            {@code ContentHandler}.
     * @return content handler object for a specific content type.
     */
    ContentHandler createContentHandler(String contentType);
}