jakarta.activation

Interface DataContentHandlerFactory

public interface DataContentHandlerFactory

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.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DataContentHandler	createDataContentHandler(String mimeType) Creates a new DataContentHandler object for the MIME type.

Method Detail

createDataContentHandler

DataContentHandler createDataContentHandler(String mimeType)

Creates a new DataContentHandler object for the MIME type.

Parameters:

mimeType - the MIME type to create the DataContentHandler for.

Returns:

The new DataContentHandler, or null if none are found.