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    25 

    26 package java.net;

    27 

    28 /**

    29  * This interface defines a factory for socket implementations. It

    30  * is used by the classes <code>Socket</code> and

    31  * <code>ServerSocket</code> to create actual socket

    32  * implementations.

    33  *

    34  * @author  Arthur van Hoff

    35  * @see     java.net.Socket

    36  * @see     java.net.ServerSocket

    37  * @since   JDK1.0

    38  */

    39 public

    40 interface SocketImplFactory {

    41     /**

    42      * Creates a new <code>SocketImpl</code> instance.

    43      *

    44      * @return  a new instance of <code>SocketImpl</code>.

    45      * @see     java.net.SocketImpl

    46      */

    47     SocketImpl createSocketImpl();

    48 }