topic Re: Auto Search text box in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Auto Search text box

MayJeff — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:41 GMT

Does anyone know how to perform a search just like Robert has on his own gis site able to show some autocomplete search information for users. It is a very nice feature. For example, you can just type couple numbers or alpahbets then text box will show you some remaining choices with your input.
Thank you.

Re: Auto Search text box

AnthonyGiles — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:28:55 GMT

MayMay,

If you don't want to get into having to code your own widget a similar capability is now available in the header control widget:

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-viewer/concepts/index.html#/Header_Controller_widget_tags/01m30000000n000000/

Regards

Anthony

Re: Auto Search text box

MayJeff — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:39:24 GMT

Thanks for replying. I knew that feature too but I would like to add codes to search so able to perform similar way when type on a text box. Can you give me some ideas how you do it?

Re: Auto Search text box

RhettZufelt — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:12:14 GMT

Jeff,

I have wanted that, but don't see any time available in the future to really look into it.

I know that Mads autocomplete search does this http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/20978-Autocomplete-search-box?highlight=autocomplete and Robert's eSearch uses a paging query (believe this gets past the limited number of returns the service sends) to populate the uniquevaluesfromfield list. Might be able to utilize one of these for ideas/snippets.

Also, here Robert has posted snippet that loads the services into an array, then the layers of that service into an array. Might be able to take it a couple steps further and get the fields/attributes into an array as well. Just a thought. http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/81057-Aide?p=289399#post289399

Also, I see the selectionwidget http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=20ed6af9ab204548bbf092d51b51fef8 uses a pagingquerytask.as to accomplish this as well.

R_

Re: Auto Search text box

BjornSvensson — Wed, 29 May 2013 22:21:48 GMT

I would like to add codes to search so able to perform similar way when type on a text box.

If you have a service with these codes (in a field), then the header search should work fine. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding something...

Re: Auto Search text box

MayJeff — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:22:21 GMT

rzufelt -I still try to work on the ideas you gave. I will give you a feedback later. I appreaciate your time.
Bjorn - I try work on similar way header controller has on esearch widget or locate widget. Haven't got any success yet. Basically just like google search when you type in a text box, it will give you some char to choose. Robert has this on his search widget on his GIS site.
I hope can give a starting point from here. Thanks all.

Re: Auto Search text box

GISDev1 — Fri, 31 May 2013 15:50:53 GMT

rzufelt -I still try to work on the ideas you gave. I will give you a feedback later. I appreaciate your time.
Bjorn - I try work on similar way header controller has on esearch widget or locate widget. Haven't got any success yet. Basically just like google search when you type in a text box, it will give you some char to choose. Robert has this on his search widget on his GIS site.
I hope can give a starting point from here. Thanks all.

I think you are referring to something called 'Autocomplete'.

Re: Auto Search text box

MayJeff — Fri, 31 May 2013 20:14:20 GMT

is autocomplete. This thread (http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/20978-Autocomplete-search-box?highlight=autocomplete) perform this autocomplete ability but only return limited number of records. If you have 120,000 parcels then it will slow down your server. Would be great if able to directly connect database. Still thinking.

Re: Auto Search text box

RhettZufelt — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:19:12 GMT

MayMay,

Could be wrong, but I thought I remembered a post by Robert that said he used the pagingQueryTask for his uniquvaluesfromfield as it gets past the limitation by the server. I know in eSearch, I can get way more results that the service is set to.

R_

Re: Auto Search text box

Anonymous User — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:03:57 GMT

I did something different - and used yahoo astra AutocompleteManager. It handles 350,000 address in a second or two.
I broke the provider xmls into smaller(50,000 address lists) based on the first digit of the address - and, that xml is used in drop down.
Just a querky way to solve a performance problem - that worked for me. Partial code below:

xmlns:managers="com.yahoo.astra.mx.managers.*"

<fx:Declarations>
 <managers:AutoCompleteManager   
  maxRowCount="9"
  id="autoCompleteMgr" 
  dataProvider="{myXML.name}"
  target="{txtItem}"
  minCharsForCompletion="1" 
  autoFillEnabled="true"/> 
</fx:Declarations>


\\Based on the first digit of the address . . . it loads a different xml.
    if (clickedInTextInput == true && txtItem.text.length >= 4 && addrSearchVis == true) {
     txtItem.text = txtItem.text.toUpperCase();
     if (int(txtItem.text.charAt(0)) >= 6  && int(txtItem.text.charAt(0)) >= 6) {
      XML_URL = "com/a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + ".xml";
     }    
     if (int(txtItem.text.charAt(0)) <= 5) {
      if (int(txtItem.text.charAt(1)) <= 9) {
       XML_URL = "com/a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + "8a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + "9.xml";
      }
      if (int(txtItem.text.charAt(1)) <= 7) {
       XML_URL = "com/a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + "6a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + "7.xml";
      }     
      if (int(txtItem.text.charAt(1)) <= 5) {
       XML_URL = "com/a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + "4a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + "5.xml";
      }
      if (int(txtItem.text.charAt(1)) <= 3) {
       XML_URL = "com/a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + "2a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + "3.xml";
      }     
      if (int(txtItem.text.charAt(1)) <= 1) {
       XML_URL = "com/a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + "0a" + txtItem.text.charAt(0) + "1.xml";
      }    
      
     }          
     var myXMLURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(XML_URL);
     var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(myXMLURL);
     myLoader.addEventListener("complete", xmlLoaded);     
    }      
    function xmlLoaded(evtObj:Event):void
    {
     myXML = new XML();
     myXML  = XML(myLoader.data);
     myLoader.removeEventListener("complete", xmlLoaded); 
     autoCompleteMgr.openDropdownForTarget(txtItem);
    }

Re: Auto Search text box

MayJeff — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:21:40 GMT

Thank you very much for your ideas. Do you try or know how to directly connect to sql database so you can most current data?