1 /* 2 * @(#)SocketImplFactory.java 1.18 03/12/19 3 * 4 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. 6 */ 7 8 package java.net; 9 10 /** 11 * This interface defines a factory for socket implementations. It 12 * is used by the classes <code>Socket</code> and 13 * <code>ServerSocket</code> to create actual socket 14 * implementations. 15 * 16 * @author Arthur van Hoff 17 * @version 1.18, 12/19/03 18 * @see java.net.Socket 19 * @see java.net.ServerSocket 20 * @since JDK1.0 21 */ 22 public 23 interface SocketImplFactory { 24 /** 25 * Creates a new <code>SocketImpl</code> instance. 26 * 27 * @return a new instance of <code>SocketImpl</code>. 28 * @see java.net.SocketImpl 29 */ 30 SocketImpl createSocketImpl(); 31 } 32