/// <summary>
/// Gets the metadata as an XML string for the dataset.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataset">Must be a full path name starting with "\"; case insensitive</param>
/// <returns>null if the dataset is not in the GDB.</returns>
public async Task <string> GetMetadataAsync(string dataset)
{
if (_geodatabase == null)
{
return(null);
}
return(await Task.Run(() =>
{
// Note: _geodatabase.GetDatasetDocumentation(dataset, datatype) throws if there
// is no dataset with that datatype. Since excpetions are expensive in C#, do not
// use this method to test multiple datatypes in try/catch logic
var datatype = GetDataType(dataset);
if (datatype == null)
{
return null;
}
return _geodatabase.GetDatasetDocumentation(dataset, datatype);
}));
}
