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/*
* @(#)DataContentHandlerFactory.java 1.6 05/11/16
*
* Copyright 1997-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
*/
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);
}