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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

* @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();

}