cdm/src/main/java/thredds/client/catalog/tools/DataFactory.java
public NetcdfDataset openDataset(String location, boolean acquire, ucar.nc2.util.CancelTask task, Formatter log) throws IOException {
    Result result = new Result();
    Dataset dataset = openCatalogFromLocation(location, task, result);
    if (result.fatalError || dataset == null) {
      if (log != null) log.format("%s", result.errLog);
      result.close();
      return null;
    }

    return openDataset(dataset, acquire, task, result);
  }
public NetcdfDataset openDataset(String location, boolean acquire, ucar.nc2.util.CancelTask task, Formatter log) throws IOException {
    Result result = new Result();
    Dataset dataset = openCatalogFromLocation(location, task, result);
    if (result.fatalError || dataset == null) {
      if (log != null) log.format("%s", result.errLog);
      result.close();
      return null;
    }

    return openDataset(dataset, acquire, task, result);
  }
public NetcdfDataset openDataset ( String location , boolean acquire , ucar . nc2 . util . CancelTask task , Formatter log ) throws IOException { Result result = new Result ( ) ; Dataset dataset = openCatalogFromLocation ( location , task , result ) ; if ( result . fatalError || dataset == null ) { if ( log != null ) log . format ( "%s" , result . errLog ) ; result . close ( ) ; return null ; } return openDataset ( dataset , acquire , task , result ) ; }
Open a NetcdfDataset from a URL location string. Example URLS: <ul>
<li>http://localhost:8080/test/addeStationDataset.xml#surfaceHourly
<li>thredds:http://localhost:8080/test/addeStationDataset.xml#surfaceHourly
<li>thredds://localhost:8080/test/addeStationDataset.xml#surfaceHourly
<li>thredds:file:c:/dev/netcdf-java-2.2/test/data/catalog/addeStationDataset.xml#AddeSurfaceData (absolute file)
<li>thredds:resolve:resolveURL
</ul>

@param location catalog.xml#datasetId, may optionally start with "thredds:"
@param task     may be null
@param log      error messages gp here, may be null
@param acquire  if true, aquire the dataset, else open it
@return NetcdfDataset
@throws java.io.IOException on read error
Open a NetcdfDataset from a URL location string . Example URLS : <ul > <li > http : // localhost : 8080 / test / addeStationDataset . xml#surfaceHourly <li > thredds : http : // localhost : 8080 / test / addeStationDataset . xml#surfaceHourly <li > thredds : // localhost : 8080 / test / addeStationDataset . xml#surfaceHourly <li > thredds : file : c : / dev / netcdf - java - 2 . 2 / test / data / catalog / addeStationDataset . xml#AddeSurfaceData ( absolute file ) <li > thredds : resolve : resolveURL < / ul >