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21
22 /*
23  * @(#)DataContentHandlerFactory.java 1.6 05/11/16
24  *
25  * Copyright 1997-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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27
28 package javax.activation;
29
30 /**
31  * This interface defines a factory for <code>DataContentHandlers</code>. An
32  * implementation of this interface should map a MIME type into an
33  * instance of DataContentHandler. The design pattern for classes implementing
34  * this interface is the same as for the ContentHandler mechanism used in
35  * <code>java.net.URL</code>.
36  */
37
38 public interface DataContentHandlerFactory {
39
40     /**
41      * Creates a new DataContentHandler object for the MIME type.
42      *
43      * @param mimeType the MIME type to create the DataContentHandler for.
44      * @return The new <code>DataContentHandler</code>, or <i>null</i>
45      * if none are found.
46      */
47     public DataContentHandler JavaDoc createDataContentHandler(String JavaDoc mimeType);
48 }
49
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