Interface URLStreamHandlerFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
URLStreamHandlerProvider 
public interface URLStreamHandlerFactory

This interface defines a factory for URL stream protocol handlers.

A URL stream handler factory is used as specified in the URL constructor.

Since:
1.0
See Also:
URL, URLStreamHandler

Methods

Modifier and Type Method Description
URLStreamHandler createURLStreamHandler​(String protocol)

Creates a new URLStreamHandler instance with the specified protocol.

Methods

createURLStreamHandler

URLStreamHandler createURLStreamHandler(String protocol)

Creates a new URLStreamHandler instance with the specified protocol.

Parameters:
protocol - the protocol ("ftp", "http", "nntp", etc.).
Returns:
a URLStreamHandler for the specific protocol, or null if this factory cannot create a handler for the specific protocol
See Also:
URLStreamHandler