var searchWidget = new Search({
  view: view
});
// Adds the search widget below other elements in
// the top left corner of the view
view.ui.add(searchWidget, {
  position: "top-left",
  index: 2
});

Property Overview

Property Details

activeSourceFeatureLayerSource|LocatorSourcereadonly

The source object currently selected. Can be either a feature layer or a locator task.

Default Value:null

activeSourceIndexNumber

The selected source's index. This value is -1 when all sources are selected.

Default Value:0

allPlaceholderString

String value used as a hint for input text when searching on multiple sources. See the image below to view the location and style of this text in the context of the widget.

Default Value:"Find address or place"

autoSelectBoolean

Indicates whether to automatically select and zoom to the first geocoded result. If false, the findAddressCandidates operation will still geocode the input string, but the top result will not be selected. To work with the geocoded results, you can set up a search-complete event handler and get the results through the event object.

Default Value:true

containerString|HTMLElement inherited

The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget. This property can only be set once.

declaredClassStringreadonly inherited

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.7

The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as esri.folder.className.

destroyedBoolean inherited

When true, this property indicates whether the widget has been destroyed.

goToOverrideGoToOverride

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.8

This function provides the ability to override either the MapView goTo() or SceneView goTo() methods.

See also:

• MapView
• SceneView

Example:

// The following snippet uses the Search widget but can be applied to any
// widgets that support the goToOverride property.
search.goToOverride = function(view, goToParams) {
  goToParams.options.duration = updatedDuration;
  return view.goTo(goToParams.target, goToParams.options);
};

iconClassStringreadonly

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.7

The widget's default CSS icon class.

idString inherited

The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created. If not set by the developer, it will default to the container ID, or if that is not present then it will be automatically generated.

includeDefaultSourcesBoolean|Function

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.8

Indicates whether or not to include defaultSources in the Search UI. This can be a boolean value or a function that returns an array of Search sources.

Default Value:true

labelStringreadonly

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.7

The widget's default label.

locationEnabledBoolean

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.6

Enables location services within the widget.

The use of this property is only supported on secure origins. To use it, switch your application to a secure origin, such as HTTPS. Note that localhost is considered "potentially secure" and can be used for easy testing in browsers that supports Window.isSecureContext (currently Chrome and Firefox).

Default Value:true

maxResultsNumber

The maximum number of results returned by the widget if not specified by the source.

Default Value:6

maxSuggestionsNumber

The maximum number of suggestions returned by the widget if not specified by the source.

If working with the default ArcGIS Online Geocoding service, the default remains at 5.

Default Value:6

minSuggestCharactersNumber

The minimum number of characters needed for the search if not specified by the source.

Default Value:1

popupEnabledBoolean

Indicates whether to display the Popup on feature click. The graphic can be clicked to display a Popup.

Default Value:true

popupTemplatePopupTemplate

A customized PopupTemplate for the selected feature. Note that specifying a wildcard {*} for the popupTemplate will return all fields in addition to search-specific fields.

Default Value:null

portalPortal

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.8

It is possible to search a specified portal instance's locator services Use this property to set this ArcGIS Portal instance to search.

resultGraphicGraphicreadonly

The graphic used to highlight the resulting feature or location.

resultGraphicEnabledBoolean

Indicates if the resultGraphic will display at the location of the selected feature.

Default Value:true

resultsObject[]readonly

An array of objects, each containing a SearchResult from the search.

searchAllEnabledBoolean

Indicates whether to display the option to search all sources. When true, the "All" option is displayed by default:

When false, no option to search all sources at once is available:

Default Value:true

searchTermString

The value of the search box input text string.

selectedResultSearchResultreadonly

The result selected from a search.

See also:

• Event: select-result

• select()

sourcesCollection<(FeatureLayerSource|LocatorSource)>

The Search widget may be used to search features in a FeatureLayer or geocode locations with a Locator. The sources property defines the sources from which to search for the view specified by the Search widget instance. There are two types of sources:

• LocatorSource
• FeatureLayerSource

Any combination of one or more Locator and FeatureLayer sources may be used together in the same instance of the Search widget.

Examples:

// Default sources[] when sources is not specified
[
  {
    locator: new Locator({ url: "https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer" }),
    singleLineFieldName: "SingleLine",
    outFields: ["Addr_type"],
    name: "ArcGIS World Geocoding Service",
    localSearchOptions: {
      minScale: 300000,
      distance: 50000
    },
    placeholder: i18n.placeholder,
    resultSymbol: {
       type: "picture-marker",  // autocasts as new PictureMarkerSymbol()
       url: this.basePath + "/images/search/search-symbol-32.png",
       size: 24,
       width: 24,
       height: 24,
       xoffset: 0,
       yoffset: 0
   }
  }
]

// Example of multiple sources[]
var sources = [
{
  locator: new Locator({ url: "https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer" }),
  singleLineFieldName: "SingleLine",
  name: "Custom Geocoding Service",
  localSearchOptions: {
    minScale: 300000,
    distance: 50000
  },
  placeholder: "Search Geocoder",
  maxResults: 3,
  maxSuggestions: 6,
  suggestionsEnabled: false,
  minSuggestCharacters: 0
}, {
  featureLayer: new FeatureLayer({
    url: "https://services.arcgis.com/DO4gTjwJVIJ7O9Ca/arcgis/rest/services/GeoForm_Survey_v11_live/FeatureServer/0",
    outFields: ["*"]
  }),
  searchFields: ["Email", "URL"],
  displayField: "Email",
  exactMatch: false,
  outFields: ["*"],
  name: "Point FS",
  placeholder: "example: esri",
  maxResults: 6,
  maxSuggestions: 6,
  suggestionsEnabled: true,
  minSuggestCharacters: 0
},
{
  featureLayer: new FeatureLayer({
    outFields: ["*"]
  }),
  placeholder: "esri",
  name: "A FeatureLayer",
  prefix: "",
  suffix: "",
  maxResults: 1,
  maxSuggestions: 6,
  exactMatch: false,
  searchFields: [], // defaults to FeatureLayer.displayField
  displayField: "", // defaults to FeatureLayer.displayField
  minSuggestCharacters: 0
}
];

// Set source(s) on creation
var searchWidget = new Search({
  sources: []
});

// Set source(s)
var searchWidget = new Search();
var sources = [{ ... }, { ... }, { ... }]; //array of sources
searchWidget.sources = sources;

// Add to source(s)
var searchWidget = new Search();
searchWidget.sources.push({ ... });  //new source

suggestionsSuggestResult[]readonly

An array of results from the suggest method.

This is available if working with a 10.3 or greater geocoding service that has suggest capability loaded or a 10.3 or greater feature layer that supports pagination, i.e. supportsPagination = true.

suggestionsEnabledBoolean

Enable suggestions for the widget.

This is only available if working with a 10.3 or greater geocoding service that has suggest capability loaded or a 10.3 or greater feature layer that supports pagination, i.e. supportsPagination = true.

Default Value:true

viewMapView|SceneView

A reference to the MapView or SceneView. Set this to link the widget to a specific view.

viewModelSearchViewModelautocast

The view model for this widget. This is a class that contains all the logic (properties and methods) that controls this widget's behavior. See the SearchViewModel class to access all properties and methods on the widget.

Method Overview

Method Details

blur()

Unfocuses the widget's text input.

classes(classNames){String}inherited

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.7

A utility method used for building the value for a widget's class property. This aids in simplifying CSS class setup.

Prior to version 4.7, there were various approaches towards setting CSS classes. These were dependent upon variables, such as whether the classes were:

• a single static class,
• multiple static classes, or
• dynamic classes.

This helper method takes all of these approaches into account and simplifies it to use one single pattern to accommodate these multiple approaches.

Parameter:

classNames Array<(String|String[]|Object)> repeatable The class names.

Returns:

Type	Description
String	The computed class name.

See also:

• Guide - Widget development (rendering)

Example:

// .tsx syntax showing how to set CSS classes while rendering the widget
render() {
  const dynamicIconClasses = {
    [CSS.myIcon]: this.showIcon,
    [CSS.greyIcon]: !this.showIcon
  };

  return (
    <div class={classes(CSS.root, CSS.mixin, dynamicIconClasses)} />
  );
}

clear()

Clears the current searchTerm, search results, suggest results, graphic, and graphics layer. It also hides any open menus.

destroy()inherited

Destroys the widget instance.

emit(type, event)inherited

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.5

Emits an event on the instance. This method should only be used when creating subclasses of this class.

Parameters:

type String The name of the event.

event Object The event payload.

focus()

Brings focus to the widget's text input.

hasEventListener(type){Boolean}inherited

Indicates whether there is an event listener on the instance that matches the provided event name.

Parameter:

type String The name of the event.

Returns:

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the class supports the input event.

on(type, listener){Object}inherited

Registers an event handler on the instance. Call this method to hook an event with a listener.

Parameters:

type String The name of event to listen for.

listener Function The function to call when the event is fired.

Returns:

Type	Description
Object	Returns an event handler with a remove() method that can be called to stop listening for the event. Property Type Description remove Function When called, removes the listener from the event.

See also:

• dojo/on

Example:

view.on("click", function(event){
  // event is the event handle returned after the event fires.
  console.log(event.mapPoint);
});

own(handles)inherited

Widget teardown helper. Any handles added to it will be automatically removed when the widget is destroyed.

Parameter:

handles WatchHandle|WatchHandle[] Handles marked for removal once the widget is destroyed.

postInitialize()inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. Executes after widget is ready for rendering.

render(){Object}inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. It must be implemented by subclasses for rendering.

Returns:

Type	Description
Object	The rendered virtual node.

renderNow()inherited

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

scheduleRender()inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. Schedules widget rendering. This method is useful for changes affecting the UI.

search(searchTerm){Promise<SearchResponse>}

Depending on the sources specified, search() queries the feature layer(s) and/or performs address matching using any specified Locator(s) and returns any applicable results.

Parameter:

searchTerm String|Geometry|SuggestResult|Number[][] optional This searchTerm can be a string, geometry, suggest candidate object, or an array of [longitude,latitude] coordinate pairs. If a geometry is supplied, then it will reverse geocode (locator) or findAddressCandidates with geometry instead of text.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<SearchResponse>	When resolved, returns a SearchResponse containing a SearchResult.

startup()inherited

Deprecated

• since version 4.2.

Deprecated. Finalizes the creation of the widget.

suggest(value){Promise<SuggestResponse>}

Performs a suggest() request on the active Locator. It also uses the current value of the widget or one that is passed in.

Suggestions are available if working with a 10.3 or greater geocoding service that has suggest capability loaded or a 10.3 or greater feature layer that supports pagination, i.e. supportsPagination = true.

Parameter:

value String optional The string value used to suggest() on an active Locator or feature layer. If nothing is passed in, takes the current value of the widget.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<SuggestResponse>	When resolved, returns SuggestResponse containing an array of result objects. Each of these results contains a SuggestResult.

Type Definitions

FeatureLayerSource

The following properties define a FeatureLayer-based source whose features may be searched by the Search widget.

Properties:

autoNavigate Boolean optional Default Value:true Indicates whether to automatically navigate to the selected result once selected.

displayField String The results are displayed using this field. Defaults to the layer's displayField or the first string field.

exactMatch Boolean optional Default Value:false Indicates to only return results that match the search value exactly. This property only applies to string field searches. exactMatch is always true when searching fields of type number.

featureLayer FeatureLayer The feature layer queried in the search. This is required.

filter Object As of version 4.4, this property replaces the now deprecated searchQueryParams, suggestQueryParams, and searchExtent properties. Please see the object specification table below for details. Specification: where String The where clause specified for filtering suggests or search results. geometry Geometry The filter geometry for suggests or search results.

maxResults Number optional Default Value:6 Indicates the maximum number of search results to return.

maxSuggestions Number optional Default Value:6 Indicates the maximum number of suggestions to return for the widget's input.

minSuggestCharacters Number optional Default Value:1 Indicates the minimum number of characters required before querying for a suggestion.

name String The name of the source for display.

outFields String[] Specifies the fields returned with the search results.

placeholder String Used as a hint for the source input text.

popup Popup The Popup instance used for the selected result.

popupEnabled Boolean optional Default Value:true Indicates whether to display a Popup when a selected result is clicked.

popupOpenOnSelect Boolean optional Default Value:true Indicates whether to show the Popup when a result is selected.

prefix String Specify this to prefix the input for the search text.

resultGraphicEnabled Boolean optional Default Value:true Indicates whether to show a graphic on the map for the selected source using the resultSymbol.

resultSymbol Symbol The symbol used for the resultGraphic.

searchFields String[] An array of string values representing the names of fields in the feature layer to search.

suffix String Specify this to suffix the input for the search value.

suggestionsEnabled Boolean optional Default Value:true Indicates whether to display suggestions as the user enters input text in the widget.

suggestionTemplate String A template string used to display multiple fields in a defined order when suggestions are displayed. This takes precedence over displayField. Field names in the template must have the following format: {FieldName}. An example suggestionTemplate could look something like: Name: {OWNER}, Parcel: {PARCEL_ID}.

withinViewEnabled Boolean Indicates whether to constrain the search results to the view's extent.

zoomScale Number The set zoom scale for the resulting search result. This scale is automatically honored.

LocatorSource

The following properties define a source pointing to a Locator that may be used to geocode locations with the Search widget.

Properties:

autoNavigate Boolean optional Default Value:true Indicates whether to automatically navigate to the selected result once selected.

categories String[] A string array which limits the results to one or more categories. For example "Populated Place" or "airport". Only applicable when using the World Geocode Service. View the World Geocoding Service documentation for more information.

countryCode String Constricts search results to a specified country code. For example, US for United States or SE for Sweden. Only applies to the World Geocode Service. View the World Geocoding Service documentation for more information.

filter Object As of version 4.4, this property replaces the now deprecated searchQueryParams, suggestQueryParams, and searchExtent properties. Please see the object specification table below for details. Specification: where String The where clause specified for filtering suggests or search results. geometry Geometry The filter geometry for suggests or search results.

localSearchOptions Object Sets the sources for local distance and minScale for searching. See the object specification table below for details. Specification: distance Number The distance to search. minScale Number The minimum scale used to search locally.

locationToAddressDistance Number optional Default Value:1500 When reverse geocoding a result, use this distance in meters.

locator Locator The locator task used to search. This is required and defaults to the World Geocoding Service.

maxResults Number optional Default Value:6 Indicates the maximum number of search results to return.

maxSuggestions Number optional Default Value:6 Indicates the maximum number of suggestions to return for the widget's input.

minSuggestCharacters Number optional Default Value:1 Indicates the minimum number of characters required before querying for a suggestion.

name String The name of the source for display.

outFields String[] Specifies the fields returned with the search results.

placeholder String Used as a hint for the source input text.

popup Popup The Popup instance used for the selected result.

popupEnabled Boolean optional Default Value:true Indicates whether to display a Popup when a selected result is clicked.

popupOpenOnSelect Boolean optional Default Value:true Indicates whether to show the Popup when a result is selected.

prefix String Specify this to prefix the input for the search text.

resultGraphicEnabled Boolean optional Default Value:true Indicates whether to show a graphic on the map for the selected source using the resultSymbol.

resultSymbol Symbol optional The symbol used for the resultGraphic.

searchTemplate String optional A template string used to display multiple fields in a defined order when results are displayed, e.g. "{Street}, {City}, {ZIP}".

singleLineFieldName String The field name of the Single Line Address Field in the REST services directory for the locator service. Common values are SingleLine and SingleLineFieldName.

suggestionsEnabled Boolean optional Default Value:true Indicates whether to display suggestions as the user enters input text in the widget.

suffix String optional Specify this to suffix the input for the search value.

withinViewEnabled Boolean optional Indicates whether to constrain the search results to the view's extent.

zoomScale Number optional The set zoom scale for the resulting search result. This scale is automatically honored.

SearchResponse

When resolved, returns this response after calling search.

Properties:

activeSourceIndex Number The index of the source from which the search result was obtained.

errors Error[] An array of error objects returned from the search results.

numResults Number The number of search results.

searchTerm String The searched expression

results Object[] An array of objects representing the results of search. See object specification table below for more information about the result object. Specification: results SearchResult[] An array of search results. sourceIndex Number The index of the currently selected source. source Object The source of the selected result.

SearchResult

The result object returned from a search().

Properties:

extent Extent The extent, or bounding box, of the returned feature.

feature Graphic The resulting feature or location obtained from the search.

name String The name of the result.

SuggestResponse

When resolved, returns this response after calling suggest.

Properties:

activeSourceIndex Number The index of the source from which suggestions are obtained. This value is -1 when all sources are selected.

errors Error[] An array of error objects returned from the suggest results.

numResults Number The number of suggest results.

searchTerm String The search expression used for the suggest.

results Object[] An array of objects representing the results of suggest. See object specification table below for more information about the result object. Specification: results SuggestResult[] An array of suggest results. sourceIndex Number The index of the currently selected source. source Object The source of the selected result.

SuggestResult

The result object returned from a suggest().

Properties:

key String The key related to the suggest result.

text String The string name of the suggested location to geocode.

sourceIndex Number The index of the currently selected result.

Event Overview

{activeSourceIndex: Number,errors: Error[],numResults: Number,searchTerm: String,results: Object[],}

{result: Object,source: Object,sourceIndex: Number}

{activeSourceIndex: Number,errors: Error[],numResults: Number,searchTerm: String,results: Object[],}

Event Details

search-blur

Fires when the widget's text input loses focus.

Example:

var searchWidget = new Search();

searchWidget.on("search-blur", function(event){
  console.log("Focus removed from search input textbox.");
});

search-clear

Fires when a result is cleared from the input box or a new result is selected.

Example:

var searchWidget = new Search();

searchWidget.on("search-clear", function(event){
  console.log("Search input textbox was cleared.");
});

search-complete

Fires when the search() method is called and returns its results.

Properties:

activeSourceIndex Number The index of the source from which the search result was obtained.

errors Error[] An array of error objects returned from the search results.

numResults Number The number of results from the search.

searchTerm String The searched expression.

results Object[] An array of objects representing the results of the search. See object specification table below for more information about the result object. Specification: results SearchResult[] An array of objects containing the search results. sourceIndex Number The index of the currently selected source. source Object The source of the selected result.

Example:

var searchWidget = new Search();

searchWidget.on("search-complete", function(event){
  // The results are stored in the event Object[]
  console.log("Results of the search: ", event);
});

search-focus

Fires when the widget's text input sets focus.

Example:

var searchWidget = new Search();

searchWidget.on("search-focus", function(event){
  console.log("Search input textbox is focused.");
});

search-start

Fires when the search() method starts.

Example:

var searchWidget = new Search();

searchWidget.on("search-start", function(event){
  console.log("Search started.");
});

select-result

Fires when a search result is selected.

Properties:

result Object An object containing the results of the search. Specification: extent Extent The extent of the result to zoom to. feature Graphic The graphic feature to place at the location of the search result. name String The string name of the geocoded location.

source Object The source of the selected result. Please see sources for additional information on its properties.

sourceIndex Number The index of the source of the selected result.

Example:

var searchWidget = new Search();

searchWidget.on("select-result", function(event){
  console.log("The selected search result: ", event);
});

suggest-complete

Fires when the suggest method is called and returns its results.

Properties:

activeSourceIndex Number The index of the source from which suggestions are obtained. This value is -1 when all sources are selected.

errors Error[] An array of error objects returned from the suggest results.

numResults Number The number of suggest results.

searchTerm String The search expression used for the suggest.

results Object[] An array of objects representing the results of suggest. See object specification table below for more information on this object. Specification: results SuggestResult[] An array of objects containing the suggest results. sourceIndex Number The index of the currently selected source. source Object The source of the selected result.

Example:

var searchWidget = new Search();

searchWidget.on("suggest-complete", function(event){
  // The results are stored in the event Object[]
  console.log("Results of suggest: ", event);
});

suggest-start

Fires when the suggest() method starts.

Example:

var searchWidget = new Search();

searchWidget.on("suggest-start", function(event){
  console.log("suggest-start", event);
});