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## javax.activation
Interface DataContentHandlerFactory

    public interface DataContentHandlerFactory

This interface defines a factory for `DataContentHandlers`. An implementation of this interface should map a MIME type into an instance of DataContentHandler. The design pattern for classes implementing this interface is the same as for the ContentHandler mechanism used in `java.net.URL`.

Since:
  1.6

Method Summary
`DataContentHandler` | `createDataContentHandler(String mimeType)` Creates a new DataContentHandler object for the MIME type.

Method Detail

### createDataContentHandler

    DataContentHandler createDataContentHandler(String mimeType)

  Creates a new DataContentHandler object for the MIME type.

  Parameters:
    `mimeType` - the MIME type to create the DataContentHandler for.
  Returns:
    The new `DataContentHandler`, or null if none are found.

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