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Interface ConnectionFactory (2.0.0)

public interface ConnectionFactory

Given a URL instance, produces an HttpURLConnection.

Methods

public abstract HttpURLConnection openConnection(URL url)

Creates a new HttpURLConnection from the given url.

Parameter
Name	Description
`url`	`URL` the URL to which the connection will be made

Returns
Type	Description
`HttpURLConnection`	the created connection object, which will still be in the pre-connected state

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if there was a problem producing the connection
`ClassCastException`	if there was a problem producing the connection

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