visad.data.in
Interface DataInputSource

All Superinterfaces:

DataInputStream

All Known Implementing Classes:

DODSSource

public interface DataInputSource
extends DataInputStream

Interface for sources of VisAD data objects.

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

Method Summary

void	open(String spec) Opens an existing dataset.

Methods inherited from interface visad.data.in.DataInputStream

readData

Method Detail

open

void open(String spec)
          throws BadFormException,
                 RemoteException,
                 VisADException

Opens an existing dataset.

Parameters:

spec - The specification of the existing dataset.

Throws:

BadFormException - The DODS dataset is corrupt.

VisADException - VisAD failure.

RemoteException - Java RMI failure.