topic Re: Search Widget generates error when user types an apostrophe in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Search Widget generates error when user types an apostrophe

JorginaRoss — Wed, 11 May 2016 20:24:46 GMT

Search Widget generates error when user types an apostrophe.

My search widget reads the names of terrestrial species of concern from a web service attribute table and displays the names of the species by their scientific and common name. It works well listing all the different species names, both scientific and common.

Within the widget, the option “select by attribute” allows the user to select a single species and display its location. However, an error occurs when the user inputs (types) a species common name that contains an apostrophe.

The error generated is [RPC Fault faultString=”Unable to complete operation.” faultCode=”400” faultDetail=””].

How can I get the widget to accept a user’s input of a common name containing an apostrophe without generating an error?

Gina Ross

Re: Search Widget generates error when user types an apostrophe

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 11 May 2016 20:43:24 GMT

Jorgina,

It sounds like the Search widget is not properly escaping the apostrophe.

May be Matt can offer some advice.

Matt Driscoll

Re: Search Widget generates error when user types an apostrophe

MattDriscoll — Wed, 11 May 2016 20:50:05 GMT

I believe this was fixed in 3.16. What JSAPI version are you using Jorgina Ross?

Re: Search Widget generates error when user types an apostrophe

JorginaRoss — Wed, 11 May 2016 20:56:48 GMT

Matt,

I am using agslib-3.6-2013-12-13 swc.

Gina

Jorgina A. Ross

Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program

Kansas Biological Survey

University of Kansas

785-864-1524

ginaross@ku.edu<mailto:ginaross@ku.edu>

Re: Search Widget generates error when user types an apostrophe

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 11 May 2016 21:22:00 GMT

Matt,

I'm sorry I did not notice this was a Flex Question.

Re: Search Widget generates error when user types an apostrophe

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 11 May 2016 21:23:19 GMT

Jorgina,

Flex is now an unsupported esri technology so there is no hope for getting this fixed if it was not fixed in 3.7.

Re: Search Widget generates error when user types an apostrophe

JorginaRoss — Wed, 11 May 2016 21:44:12 GMT

Robert,

Thank you for your prompt response. My way around it is to ask users to type double apostrophes[‘’] and it works, not very elegant though.

Gina

Jorgina A. Ross

Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program

Kansas Biological Survey

University of Kansas

785-864-1524

ginaross@ku.edu<mailto:ginaross@ku.edu>