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  Interface java.net.URLStreamHandlerFactory
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  Interface java.net.URLStreamHandlerFactory
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  <dt> public interface <b>URLStreamHandlerFactory</b>
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This interface defines a factory for <code>URL</code> stream 
 protocol handlers. 
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 It is used by the <code>URL</code> class to create a 
 <code>URLStreamHandler</code> for a specific protocol.
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    <dt> <b>See Also:</b>
    <dd> <a href="java.net.URL.html#_top_">URL</a>, <a href="java.net.URLStreamHandler.html#_top_">URLStreamHandler</a>
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	<a href="#createURLStreamHandler(java.lang.String)"><b>createURLStreamHandler</b></a>(String)
  <dd>  Creates a new <code>URLStreamHandler</code> instance with the specified
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 public abstract <a href="java.net.URLStreamHandler.html#_top_">URLStreamHandler</a> createURLStreamHandler(<a href="java.lang.String.html#_top_">String</a> protocol)
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  <dd> Creates a new <code>URLStreamHandler</code> instance with the specified
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    <dt> <b>Parameters:</b>
    <dd> protocol - the protocol ("<code>ftp</code>",
                     "<code>http</code>", "<code>nntp</code>", etc.).
    <dt> <b>Returns:</b>
    <dd> a <code>URLStreamHandler</code> for the specific protocol.
    <dt> <b>See Also:</b>
    <dd> URLStreamHandler
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