- /*
- * @(#)SocketImplFactory.java 1.17 03/01/23
- *
- * Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
- */
-
- package java.net;
-
- /**
- * This interface defines a factory for socket implementations. It
- * is used by the classes <code>Socket</code> and
- * <code>ServerSocket</code> to create actual socket
- * implementations.
- *
- * @author Arthur van Hoff
- * @version 1.17, 01/23/03
- * @see java.net.Socket
- * @see java.net.ServerSocket
- * @since JDK1.0
- */
- public
- interface SocketImplFactory {
- /**
- * Creates a new <code>SocketImpl</code> instance.
- *
- * @return a new instance of <code>SocketImpl</code>.
- * @see java.net.SocketImpl
- */
- SocketImpl createSocketImpl();
- }