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package javax.activation;
/**
* This interface defines a factory for <code>DataContentHandlers</code>. An
* implementation of this interface should map a MIME type into an
* instance of DataContentHandler. The design pattern for classes implementing
* this interface is the same as for the ContentHandler mechanism used in
* <code>java.net.URL</code>.
*
* @since 1.6
*/
public interface DataContentHandlerFactory {
/**
* Creates a new DataContentHandler object for the MIME type.
*
* @param mimeType the MIME type to create the DataContentHandler for.
* @return The new <code>DataContentHandler</code>, or <i>null</i>
* if none are found.
*/
public DataContentHandler createDataContentHandler(String mimeType);
}