About search widget, does the map have to be published as a feature server rather than a map server in order to use the suggestion function?

Question

I use the code like this: var search = new Search({ sources: [{ featureLayer = new FeatureLayer("http://localhost:6080/arcgis/rest/services//103Map111/MapServer/0 "), searchFields: ["LGA_NAME11"], displayField: "LGA_NAME11", exactMatch: false, name: "LGA_NAME11", outFields: ["*"], placeholder: "LGA_NAME", maxResults: 6, maxSuggestions: 6, //Create an InfoTemplate infoTemplate: new InfoTemplate("LGA_NAME11", "LGA_NAME11: ${LGA_NAME11}
Decile: ${Decile}
GP: ${LGA_GP}
Psyc: ${LGA_Psyc}
clinPsycol: ${LGA_clinPs}"), enableSuggestions: true, minCharacters: 0 }], map: map }, "search"); search.startup(); It is quite similar with the sample code for search. However, even if it can search the right place but cannot show suggestion. I think there is something wrong with the published map. But I have no idea on how to fix it.

GirishYadav · Answer

Guangyu,

Search dijit does support map/feature service feature layer. and according to ArcGIS JS API documentation:

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

Now, for pagination support check this out:

How do you enable the "Supports Pagination" on a layer at 10.3?

Hopefully this will help.

-Girish