locator - suggestionLocations - a working example?

Ravichandran_M_Kaushika

dear Readers,

thanks a lot for taking the time to read my question:

https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/3/jsapi/locator-amd.html#suggestlocations - has a simple example; I have made the changes as below:

 var params = {
                text: "addressInput",
                categoies: ["place", "address"],
                location: map.extent.getCenter().normalize(),
                distance: 1000
            };

            geocodeLocator.suggestLocations(params).then(function (suggestions) {
                console.log(suggestions);  // to start with.
            });

I have break points in this code (Chrome f12) and it is not hitting them. I am using esri/task/locator.

the address search is working fine - a single address search with NOresult storage on a database is working fine.  V r using the geocode engine belonging to ESRI.

the example url is not indicating it - do I need to capture dojo text entry into the addressInput text box - on. text change?

any information will be greatly appreciated.

regards

ravi.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Ravi,

   If you use the Search Dijit all of this is handled for you. But if you want to continue the route you are on, then yes you have to listen for the onChange event and fire the suggestLocations method. Also you  text: "addressInput", parameter is a fixed string. I don't think this is what you meant to do. If addressInput is the id of your text input then you need to get the value of that and set it to the text property of your options parameter.