Query Task Question...

Question

I'm working through some of the samples and am a little stumped with the query task sample.  I found that in one of the tutorials that the querytask utilizes the displayfield for searching.  Is there any way to query other fields in a specific layer?  What about standalone tables?  Thanks!

WesBailes · Answer

Thanks guys!  Exactly what I needed!

DasaPaddock · Answer

The QueryTask works with standalone tables too. (Internally the FeatureLayer uses the QueryTask.)

RobertScheitlin__GISP · Answer

Wes,

The Query.text Shorthand for a literal search text on the display field, equivalent to: where YourDisplayField like '%SearchText%'.

The Query.where is what you want to use if you want to specify a different kind of SQL query.

for querying stand alone tables you need to look at Feature LayerThe feature layer can be used to display features from one layer (or non-spatial table) of a Feature Service or a Map Service. If the underlaying layer (or table) is from a Feature Service , it can be used to edit features and apply those edits back to the server.

See documentation. http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/flex/apiref/com/esri/ags/layers/FeatureLayer.html