1 /* 2 * The contents of this file are subject to the terms 3 * of the Common Development and Distribution License 4 * (the "License"). You may not use this file except 5 * in compliance with the License. 6 * 7 * You can obtain a copy of the license at 8 * glassfish/bootstrap/legal/CDDLv1.0.txt or 9 * https://glassfish.dev.java.net/public/CDDLv1.0.html. 10 * See the License for the specific language governing 11 * permissions and limitations under the License. 12 * 13 * When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL 14 * HEADER in each file and include the License file at 15 * glassfish/bootstrap/legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. If applicable, 16 * add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the 17 * fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your 18 * own identifying information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] 19 * [name of copyright owner] 20 */ 21 22 /* 23 * @(#)DataContentHandlerFactory.java 1.6 05/11/16 24 * 25 * Copyright 1997-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 26 */ 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 createDataContentHandler(String mimeType); 48 } 49