Uses of Class java.net.URLStreamHandler (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.net.URLStreamHandler

- Packages that use URLStreamHandler
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.net | Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.

- - ### Uses of URLStreamHandler in java.net

    Methods in java.net that return URLStreamHandler
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `URLStreamHandler` | URLStreamHandlerFactory.`createURLStreamHandler(String protocol)` Creates a new `URLStreamHandler` instance with the specified protocol.

    Constructors in java.net with parameters of type URLStreamHandler
    Constructor and Description
    `URL(String protocol, String host, int port, String file, URLStreamHandler handler)` Creates a `URL` object from the specified `protocol`, `host`, `port` number, `file`, and `handler`.
    `URL(URL context, String spec, URLStreamHandler handler)` Creates a URL by parsing the given spec with the specified handler within a specified context.

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