Class URLStreamHandlerProvider

java.lang.Object

java.net.spi.URLStreamHandlerProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:: URLStreamHandlerFactory

public abstract class URLStreamHandlerProvider extends Object implements URLStreamHandlerFactory

URL stream handler service-provider class.

A URL stream handler provider is a concrete subclass of this class that has a zero-argument constructor. URL stream handler providers may be installed in an instance of the Java platform by adding them to the application class path.

A URL stream handler provider identifies itself with a provider-configuration file named java.net.spi.URLStreamHandlerProvider in the resource directory META-INF/services. The file should contain a list of fully-qualified concrete URL stream handler provider class names, one per line.

URL stream handler providers are located at runtime, as specified in the URL constructor.

Since:: 9

Constructor Summary

URLStreamHandlerProvider()

Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	Initializes a new URL stream handler provider.

Method Summary

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Methods declared in interface URLStreamHandlerFactory

createURLStreamHandler

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`URLStreamHandler`	`createURLStreamHandler(String protocol)`	Creates a new `URLStreamHandler` instance with the specified protocol.

Constructor Details

URLStreamHandlerProvider

protected URLStreamHandlerProvider()

Initializes a new URL stream handler provider.

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