ChannelProviderRegistry (pvAccessJava 5.1.7 API)

```
public interface ChannelProviderRegistry
```
Interface for locating channel providers.

Author:

mrk

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ChannelProvider`	`createProvider(String providerName)`	Creates a new instance of the provider with the specified name.
`ChannelProvider`	`getProvider(String providerName)`	Get a shared instance of the provider with the specified name.
`String[]`	`getProviderNames()`	Get a array of the names of all the known providers.

- Method Detail
  - getProvider
```
ChannelProvider getProvider(String providerName)
```
    Get a shared instance of the provider with the specified name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    providerName - The name of the provider.
    
    Returns:
    
    The interface for the provider or null if the provider is not known.
  - createProvider
```
ChannelProvider createProvider(String providerName)
```
    Creates a new instance of the provider with the specified name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    providerName - The name of the provider.
    
    Returns:
    
    The interface for the provider or null if the provider is not known.
  - getProviderNames
```
String[] getProviderNames()
```
    Get a array of the names of all the known providers.
    
    Returns:
    
    The names.