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GEOG 863: Web Application Development for the Geospatial Professional (GIS)

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7.1 The Search Widget

A common feature of many mapping apps is the ability to search for a place by entering text in a search box. This feature can be added to an Esri app through the Search widget. This widget can be configured to find locations using a Locator (geocoding) service or features in a FeatureLayer. Let’s take a look at various implementations of this widget.

  • 7.1.1 Basic Implementation
  • 7.1.2 Using a Custom Locator
  • 7.1.3 Searching in a FeatureLayer

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Lessons

  • GEOG 863: Web Application Development for the Geospatial Professional (GIS)
    • Lesson 1: Creating Mapping Apps Without Programming
    • Lesson 2: Creating a Field Data Collection App
    • Lesson 3: Web Publishing Technologies: HTML/XHTML/CSS
    • Lesson 4: Introduction to the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript
    • Lesson 5: Adding Layers
    • Lesson 6: Layer Visualization
    • Lesson 7: Adding Search and Query Capability
      • Overview
      • Checklist
      • 7.1 The Search Widget
        • 7.1.1 Basic Implementation
        • 7.1.2 Using a Custom Locator
        • 7.1.3 Searching in a FeatureLayer
      • 7.2 Querying
      • Assignment
      • Summary and Final Tasks
    • Lesson 8: GUI Development
    • Final Project
    • Portfolios
    • Video Recording with ScreenPal (formerly Screencast-O-Matic)

Course materials prepared by Jim Detwiler, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University. 

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