<h2>org.autoplot.datasource.DataSourceFormat</h2><p></p>
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<h2>canFormat</h2>
canFormat( <a href='http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/~jbf/autoplot/doc/org/das2/qds/QDataSet.html'>QDataSet</a> ds ) &rarr; boolean

<p>return true if the dataset can be formatted</p>

<h3>Parameters</h3>
ds - a QDataSet

<h3>Returns:</h3>
a boolean

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<h2>formatData</h2>
formatData( <a href='https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html'>String</a> uri, <a href='http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/~jbf/autoplot/doc/org/das2/qds/QDataSet.html'>QDataSet</a> data, <a href='http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/~jbf/autoplot/doc/org/das2/util/monitor/ProgressMonitor.html'>ProgressMonitor</a> mon ) &rarr; void

<p>Format the dataset using the specified URI.  This should be parsed the same way 
 read URIs are parsed, and arguments should reflect those of the reader 
 when possible.  If the uri refers to a file and the folder which will contain
 the file does not exist, it should be created.</p>

<h3>Parameters</h3>
uri - a String
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data - a QDataSet
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mon - a ProgressMonitor

<h3>Returns:</h3>
void (returns nothing)

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<h2>getDescription</h2>
getDescription(  ) &rarr; <a href='https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html'>String</a>

<p>return a description of this format</p>

<h3>Returns:</h3>
a String

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