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*
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*/
package javax.activation;
/**
* This interface defines a factory for DataContentHandlers. 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
* java.net.URL.
*/
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 DataContentHandler, or null
* if none are found.
*/
public DataContentHandler createDataContentHandler(String mimeType);
}