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aoqi@0: package javax.activation;
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: /**
aoqi@0:  * This interface defines a factory for <code>DataContentHandlers</code>. An
aoqi@0:  * implementation of this interface should map a MIME type into an
aoqi@0:  * instance of DataContentHandler. The design pattern for classes implementing
aoqi@0:  * this interface is the same as for the ContentHandler mechanism used in
aoqi@0:  * <code>java.net.URL</code>.
aoqi@0:  *
aoqi@0:  * @since 1.6
aoqi@0:  */
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: public interface DataContentHandlerFactory {
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0:     /**
aoqi@0:      * Creates a new DataContentHandler object for the MIME type.
aoqi@0:      *
aoqi@0:      * @param mimeType the MIME type to create the DataContentHandler for.
aoqi@0:      * @return The new <code>DataContentHandler</code>, or <i>null</i>
aoqi@0:      * if none are found.
aoqi@0:      */
aoqi@0:     public DataContentHandler createDataContentHandler(String mimeType);
aoqi@0: }