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## java.net
Interface ContentHandlerFactory

public interface ContentHandlerFactory

This interface defines a factory for content handlers. An implementation of this interface should map a MIME type into an instance of `ContentHandler`.

This interface is used by the `URLStreamHandler` class to create a `ContentHandler` for a MIME type.

Since:
  JDK1.0
See Also:
  `ContentHandler`, `URLStreamHandler`

Method Summary
`ContentHandler` | `createContentHandler(String mimetype)` Creates a new `ContentHandler` to read an object from a `URLStreamHandler`.

Method Detail

### createContentHandler

    public ContentHandler createContentHandler(String mimetype)

  Creates a new `ContentHandler` to read an object from a `URLStreamHandler`.

  Parameters:
    `mimetype` - the MIME type for which a content handler is desired.
  Returns:
    a new `ContentHandler` to read an object from a `URLStreamHandler`.
  See Also:
    `ContentHandler`, `URLStreamHandler`

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