/*
* @(#)URLStreamHandlerFactory.java 1.6 95/09/08
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package java.net;
/**
* This interface defines a factory for URLStreamHandler instances. It is used by the
* URL class to create URLStreamHandlers for various streams.
*
* @version 1.6, 08 Sep 1995
* @author Arthur van Hoff
*/
public interface URLStreamHandlerFactory {
/**
* Creates a new URLStreamHandler instance with the specified protocol.
* @param protocol the protocol to use (ftp, http, nntp, etc.)
*/
URLStreamHandler createURLStreamHandler(String protocol);
}