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17
18package java.net;
19
20/**
21 * Defines a factory which is responsible for creating a {@code ContentHandler}.
22 *
23 * @see ContentHandler
24 */
25public interface ContentHandlerFactory {
26    /**
27     * Creates a content handler to handle {@code contentType}.
28     *
29     * @param contentType
30     *            specifies the content type which is handled by the returned
31     *            {@code ContentHandler}.
32     * @return content handler object for a specific content type.
33     */
34    ContentHandler createContentHandler(String contentType);
35}
36