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package java.net;
/**
* This interface defines a factory for {@code URL} stream
* protocol handlers.
*
* <p> A URL stream handler factory is used as specified in the
* {@linkplain java.net.URL#URL(String,String,int,String) URL constructor}.
*
* @author Arthur van Hoff
* @see java.net.URL
* @see java.net.URLStreamHandler
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface URLStreamHandlerFactory {
/**
* Creates a new {@code URLStreamHandler} instance with the specified
* protocol.
*
* @param protocol the protocol ("{@code ftp}",
* "{@code http}", "{@code nntp}", etc.).
* @return a {@code URLStreamHandler} for the specific protocol, or {@code
* null} if this factory cannot create a handler for the specific
* protocol
* @see java.net.URLStreamHandler
*/
URLStreamHandler createURLStreamHandler(String protocol);
}