Open Search Widget with "Search by Attribute" as default

[JustinRiggs]

Right now the Search Widget opens with "Select Features" as its default. Is there any way to change that so it opens with the "Search by Attribute" screen instead?

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Justin,

It take one very simple code change... But you have to be using the source code not the pre-compiled viewer.

Add what is in red to the SearchWidget.mxml

<viewer:BaseWidget xmlns:esri="http://www.esri.com/2008/ags"
                   xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
                   xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
                   xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
                   xmlns:Search="widgets.Search.*"
                   xmlns:viewer="com.esri.viewer.*"
                   x="600" y="300"
     currentState="textInput"
                   widgetConfigLoaded="init(); wTemplate.selectedTitlebarButtonIndex = 1">

[JustinRiggs]

Hmmm, I must be using the precompiled version because the code changes didn't have any effect. Thanks anyway...

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Justin,

  If you have the SearchWidget.mxml, than you have the source code and NOT the precompiled version. Did you clear your browsers cache?

[JustinRiggs]

Robert,

Yes, I cleared the cache. I also had the widget set to preload, but I turned that off and still no luck. I've copied and pasted the code sample you provided directly into the SearchWidget.mxml page, so I don't think I have any typos...

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Justin,

   In flash Builder look at your problems window and see if there is anything listed there.

[JustinRiggs]

Robert,

It's not reporting any problems, but I do have something interesting to report. I'm working on two projects right now - one on 2.2 and one on 2.3. When I added your code on the 2.2 project it worked; when I added it to the 2.3 project it doesn't. I don't know why that would be, but maybe that will help you...

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Justin,

  I just tested the exact same change in 2.3 and it worked fine...

[JustinRiggs]

Justin,

  I just tested the exact same change in 2.3 and it worked fine...

Weird. I'll keep toying around with it, but obviously this works. Case closed. (Thanks for your help)

UPDATE: In my 2.3 project, I had to add SearchWidget.mxml to Flex Modules under Project--> Properties. I can be a real knucklehead sometimes.

[DerekHunter]

Robert,

The only searchwidget.mxml I can find is under the eSearch widget folder.  I am using the Search widget and would like to enable the changes you reference above to make the search by attribute appear by default, but can't find the .mxml file.

Derek