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Description
This sample demonstrates how to use the Geocoder widget, added at version 3.3, to find points of interest and display graphics on the map. To test the sample behavior enter a point of interest like 'disney' and view the results.Code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no"/>
<title>ArcGIS API for JavaScript | Place Finding</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://js.arcgis.com/3.26/esri/css/esri.css">
<style>
html, body, #map {
height:100%;
width:100%;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
#search {
display: block;
position: absolute;
z-index: 2;
top: 20px;
left: 74px;
}
</style>
<script src="https://js.arcgis.com/3.26/"></script>
<script>
dojo.require("esri.map");
dojo.require("esri.dijit.Geocoder");
var map, geocoder;
dojo.ready(function() {
// create the map
map = new esri.Map("map",{
basemap: "topo",
center: [ -100, 37 ], // long, lat
zoom: 5
});
// add a graphics layer for geocoding results
map.addLayer(new esri.layers.GraphicsLayer({
id: "results"
}));
// create the geocoder
geocoder = new esri.dijit.Geocoder({
autoNavigate: false, // do not zoom to best result
maxLocations: 20, // increase number of results returned
map: map,
arcgisGeocoder: {
url: "https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer",
name: "Esri World Geocoder",
placeholder: "Find a place",
sourceCountry: "USA" // limit search to the United States
}
}, "search");
geocoder.startup();
geocoder.focus();
var symbol = new esri.symbol.PictureMarkerSymbol({
"angle":0,
"xoffset":0,
"yoffset":10,
"type":"esriPMS",
"url":"https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Shapes/BluePin1LargeB.png",
"contentType":"image/png",
"width":24,
"height":24
});
var template = new esri.InfoTemplate("${name}", "${*}");
dojo.connect(geocoder, "onFindResults", function(response) {
console.log("find results: ", response);
var l = map.getLayer("results");
l.clear();
map.infoWindow.hide();
dojo.forEach(response.results, function(r) {
r.feature.attributes.name = r.name;
r.feature.setSymbol(symbol);
r.feature.setInfoTemplate(template);
l.add(r.feature);
});
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="search"></div>
<div id="map"></div>
</body>
</html>