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package java.net;

/**
 * Defines a scheme for mapping a filename type to a MIME content type. Mainly
 * used by {@code URLStreamHandler} for determining the right content handler to
 * handle the resource.
 *
 * @see ContentHandler
 * @see URLConnection#getFileNameMap()
 * @see URLConnection#guessContentTypeFromName(String)
 * @see URLStreamHandler
 */
public interface FileNameMap {
    /**
     * Returns the MIME type (such as "text/plain") for the given filename, or null.
     */
    public String getContentTypeFor(String filename);
}
