topic Re: What is the difference between IdentifyTask and QueryTask? in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-identifytask-and/m-p/510395#M11584 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Yes, see the thread:</SPAN><BR /><A href="http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/19661-FindParameters-layerDefinitions">http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/19661-FindParameters-layerDefinitions</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Or the REST What's New (for 10) at </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/apis/rest/whatsnew.html">http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/apis/rest/whatsnew.html</A><BR /><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">"Identify and Find operations now support a new layerDefs parameter."</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Or our updated doc for IdentifyTask - layerDefinitions property: </SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">"Requires ArcGIS Server 10.0 or above."</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:36:51 GMT BjornSvensson 2011-01-26T19:36:51Z What is the difference between IdentifyTask and QueryTask? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-identifytask-and/m-p/510392#M11581 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Could someone please remind me what this difference is?&nbsp; I can't find it in the documentation.&nbsp; Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:05:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-identifytask-and/m-p/510392#M11581 DeonaEvans 2011-01-26T15:05:13Z Re: What is the difference between IdentifyTask and QueryTask? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-identifytask-and/m-p/510393#M11582 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The main difference to me is that Identify works off a full map service, while Query works on a single layer (or table) in a service.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Many of the properties are also different (partly because of the above difference).</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:25:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-identifytask-and/m-p/510393#M11582 BjornSvensson 2011-01-26T19:25:41Z Re: What is the difference between IdentifyTask and QueryTask? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-identifytask-and/m-p/510394#M11583 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Okay, thanks.&nbsp; It's also my understanding (and experience) that the layerDefinitions that you can apply on the IdentifyTask doesn't work in 9.3.1 but will work in 10.&nbsp; Do you know anything about that?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:28:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-identifytask-and/m-p/510394#M11583 DeonaEvans 2011-01-26T19:28:07Z Re: What is the difference between IdentifyTask and QueryTask? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-identifytask-and/m-p/510395#M11584 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Yes, see the thread:</SPAN><BR /><A href="http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/19661-FindParameters-layerDefinitions">http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/19661-FindParameters-layerDefinitions</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Or the REST What's New (for 10) at </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/apis/rest/whatsnew.html">http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/apis/rest/whatsnew.html</A><BR /><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">"Identify and Find operations now support a new layerDefs parameter."</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Or our updated doc for IdentifyTask - layerDefinitions property: </SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">"Requires ArcGIS Server 10.0 or above."</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:36:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-identifytask-and/m-p/510395#M11584 BjornSvensson 2011-01-26T19:36:51Z