# 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
  Description
  `URLStreamHandler`
  URLStreamHandlerFactory.`createURLStreamHandler(String protocol)`
  Creates a new `URLStreamHandler` instance with the specified protocol.
  Methods in java.net with parameters of type URLStreamHandler
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static URL`
  URL.`of(URI uri, URLStreamHandler handler)`
  Creates a URL from a URI, as if by invoking `uri.toURL()`, but associating it with the given `URLStreamHandler`, if allowed.
  Constructors in java.net with parameters of type URLStreamHandler
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `URL(String protocol, String host, int port, String file, URLStreamHandler handler)`
  Deprecated.
  Use `URL.of(URI, URLStreamHandler)` to construct an instance of URL associated with a custom protocol handler.
  ``
  `URL(URL context, String spec, URLStreamHandler handler)`
  Deprecated.
  Use `URL.of(URI, URLStreamHandler)` to construct an instance of URL associated with a custom protocol handler.