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URLStreamHandlerFactory
interface URLStreamHandlerFactory
This interface defines a factory for URL stream protocol handlers.
A URL stream handler factory is used as specified in the URL constructor.
Summary
| Public methods |
| abstract URLStreamHandler! |
Creates a new URLStreamHandler instance with the specified protocol.
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Public methods
createURLStreamHandler
abstract fun createURLStreamHandler(protocol: String!): URLStreamHandler!
Creates a new URLStreamHandler instance with the specified protocol.
| Parameters |
protocol |
String!: the protocol ("ftp", "http", "nntp", etc.). |
| Return |
URLStreamHandler! |
a URLStreamHandler for the specific protocol, or null if this factory cannot create a handler for the specific protocol |
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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