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## org.eclipse.help.browser
Interface IBrowserFactory

public interface IBrowserFactory

Implementators of `org.eclipse.help.base.browser` extension points must provide implementation of this interface.

Since:
  2.1

Method Summary
`IBrowser` | `createBrowser()` Obtains a new instance of a web browser.
`boolean` | `isAvailable()` Checks whether the factory can work on the user system.

Method Detail

### isAvailable

    public boolean isAvailable()

  Checks whether the factory can work on the user system.

  Returns:
    false if the factory cannot work on this system; for example the required native browser required by browser adapters that it creates is not installed.

### createBrowser

    public IBrowser createBrowser()

  Obtains a new instance of a web browser.

  Returns:
    instance of IBrowser

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