ContentHandlerFactory (Java SE 12 & JDK 12 )
Keywords: java.net.ContentHandlerFactory interface

Module java.base
Package java.net

## 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

    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`