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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The Dataset | The Dataset Service provides a metadata description for a dataset. | ||
== Request == | == Request == | ||
The Dataset Service is invoked by appending the suffix <font size="2"><code>.xml</code></font> to the file part of the dataset's referent (aka base) URL and then dereferencing the new URL. The dataset service accepts a query string (constraint expression). | |||
[[DAP4:_Requests#Dataset_Request | DAP4: Dataset Request]] | [[DAP4:_Requests#Dataset_Request | DAP4: Dataset Request]] | ||
== Response == | == Response == | ||
The Dataset response is an XML document that contains all of the metadata included in the original dataset. | |||
[[DAP4:_Responses#Dataset_Response | DAP4: Dataset Response]] | [[DAP4:_Responses#Dataset_Response | DAP4: Dataset Response]] |
Revision as of 20:52, 29 March 2012
Overview
The Dataset Service provides a metadata description for a dataset.
Request
The Dataset Service is invoked by appending the suffix .xml
to the file part of the dataset's referent (aka base) URL and then dereferencing the new URL. The dataset service accepts a query string (constraint expression).
Response
The Dataset response is an XML document that contains all of the metadata included in the original dataset.