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Find the location for an address or places of interest near a location or within a specific area.

Screenshot for search with geocode sample

Use case

You can input an address into the app's search bar and zoom to the address location. If you do not know the specific address, you can get suggestions and locations for places of interest (POIs) with a natural language query for what the place has ("food"), the type of place ("gym"), or the generic place name ("Coffee"), rather than the specific address. Additionally, you can filter the results to a specific area.

How to use the sample

Enter an address and optionally choose from the list of suggestions to show its location as a pin graphic. Tap on a result pin to display the address. Toggle the switch to search within the MapView's extent. Use it to query again for the currently viewed area on the map.

How it works

  1. Create a LocatorTask using the World GeocodeServer.
  2. Create the GeocodeParameters and set the maxResults and resultAttributeNames to return.
  3. To get suggestion results use LocatorTask.suggest(SearchText).
  4. Perform a locator search LocatorTask.geocode(SearchText, GeocodeParameters).
    • To search in MapView's extent, setGeocodeParameters.searchArea = mapView.getCurrentViewpoint()
  5. Identify a result pin graphic in the graphics overlay at GeocodeResult.displayLocation and add the attributes GeocodeResult.attributes to the graphic
  6. Use Graphic.attributes to retrieve the address attributes of the graphic to display on map.

Relevant API

  • GeocodeParameters
  • GeocodeResult
  • LocatorTask
  • SearchSuggestion
  • SuggestResult

Additional information

This sample uses the World Geocoding Service. For more information, see Geocoding service from ArcGIS Developer website.

Tags

address, businesses, geocode, locations, locator, places of interest, POI, point of interest, search, suggestions

Sample Code

MainActivity.kt
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= null   // will search in the map view's viewpoint extent if enabled  private var isSearchInExtent = false   override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)   // authentication with an API key or named user is  // required to access basemaps and other location services  ArcGISEnvironment.apiKey = ApiKey.create(BuildConfig.ACCESS_TOKEN)  lifecycle.addObserver(mapView)   mapView.apply {  // set the map to be displayed in the MapView  map = ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ArcGISStreets)   // set map initial viewpoint  map?.initialViewpoint = Viewpoint(40.0, -100.0, 100000000.0)   // define the graphics overlay and add it to the map view  graphicsOverlays.add(graphicsOverlay)   // set an on touch listener on the map view  lifecycleScope.launch {  onSingleTapConfirmed.collect { tapEvent ->  // identify the graphic at the tapped coordinate  val tappedGraphic = identifyGraphic(tapEvent.screenCoordinate)  if (tappedGraphic != null) {  // show the address of the identified graphic  showAddressForGraphic(tappedGraphic)  }  }  }  }   // once the map has loaded successfully, set up address finding UI  lifecycleScope.launch {  // load the map then set up UI  mapView.map?.load()?.onSuccess {  // create the pin symbol  pinSourceSymbol = createPinSymbol()  }?.onFailure {  showError(it.message.toString())  }  }   // set the switch to update the isSearchInExtent value  extentSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener { _, isChecked -> isSearchInExtent = isChecked }  }   override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {  menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu)  val search = menu.findItem(R.id.appSearchBar)  val searchView = search.actionView as SearchView  // set up address search view and listeners  setupAddressSearchView(searchView)  val surfaceContainerColor = getColor(com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.sampleslib.R.color.colorBackground)  val onSurfaceColor = getColor(com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.sampleslib.R.color.textColor)  searchView.findViewById<EditText>(androidx.appcompat.R.id.search_src_text).apply {  setTextColor(onSurfaceColor)  }  searchView.findViewById<View>(androidx.appcompat.R.id.search_plate).apply {  setBackgroundColor(surfaceContainerColor)  }  return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu)  }   /**  * Sets up the address SearchView and uses MatrixCursor to  * show suggestions to the user as text is entered.  */  private fun setupAddressSearchView(addressSearchView: SearchView) {  addressSearchView.setOnQueryTextListener(object : SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {  override fun onQueryTextSubmit(address: String): Boolean {  // geocode the typed address, search within map's viewpoint as keyword was submitted  geocodeAddress(address, true)  addressSearchView.clearAndHideKeyboard()  return true  }   override fun onQueryTextChange(newText: String): Boolean {  // if the newText string isn't empty, get suggestions from the locator task  if (newText.isNotEmpty()) {  lifecycleScope.launch {  locatorTask.suggest(newText).onSuccess { suggestResults ->  // create a SimpleCursorAdapter and assign it to the suggestion adapter of the SearchView  val simpleCursorAdapter = createSimpleCursorAdapter()  addressSearchView.suggestionsAdapter = simpleCursorAdapter   // add each address suggestion to a new row  for ((key, result) in suggestResults.withIndex()) {  val suggestionCursor = simpleCursorAdapter.cursor as MatrixCursor  suggestionCursor.addRow(arrayOf<Any>(key, result.label))  }  // notify the adapter when the data updates, so the view can refresh itself  simpleCursorAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged()   // handle an address suggestion being chosen  addressSearchView.setOnSuggestionListener(object :  SearchView.OnSuggestionListener {  override fun onSuggestionSelect(position: Int): Boolean {  return false  }   override fun onSuggestionClick(position: Int): Boolean {  // get the selected row  (simpleCursorAdapter.getItem(position) as? MatrixCursor)?.let { selectedRow ->  // get the row's index  val selectedCursorIndex =  selectedRow.getColumnIndex("address")  // get the string from the row at index and set it to query  val selectedAddress =  selectedRow.getString(selectedCursorIndex)  addressSearchView.setQuery(selectedAddress, false)  // geocode the typed address  geocodeAddress(selectedAddress, false)  addressSearchView.clearAndHideKeyboard()  }  return true  }  })  }.onFailure {  showError("Geocode suggestion error: ${it.message.toString()}")  }  }  }  return true  }  })  }   /**  * Creates and returns a SimpleCursorAdapter.  */  private fun createSimpleCursorAdapter(): SimpleCursorAdapter {  // set up parameters for searching with MatrixCursor  val columnNames = arrayOf(BaseColumns._ID, "address")  val suggestionsCursor = MatrixCursor(columnNames)  // column names for the adapter to look at when mapping data  val cols = arrayOf("address")  // ids that show where data should be assigned in the layout  val to = intArrayOf(R.id.suggestion_address)  // define SimpleCursorAdapter  return SimpleCursorAdapter(  this@MainActivity,  R.layout.suggestion, suggestionsCursor, cols, to, 0  )  }   /**  * Geocode an [address] passed in by the user.  */  private fun geocodeAddress(address: String, multipleResults: Boolean) = lifecycleScope.launch {  // clear graphics on map before displaying search results  graphicsOverlay.graphics.clear()   // search the map view's extent if enabled  if (isSearchInExtent)  addressGeocodeParameters.searchArea =  mapView.getCurrentViewpoint(ViewpointType.BoundingGeometry)?.targetGeometry  else  addressGeocodeParameters.searchArea = null   // if locator task needs to find multiple results,  // set maxResults to default to `6`.  addressGeocodeParameters.maxResults = if (multipleResults) 6 else 1   // load the locator task  locatorTask.load().getOrThrow()   // run the locatorTask geocode task, passing in the address  val geocodeResults = locatorTask.geocode(address, addressGeocodeParameters).getOrThrow()  // no address found in geocode so return  when {  geocodeResults.isEmpty() && isSearchInExtent -> {  showError("Address not found in map's extent")  return@launch  }  geocodeResults.isEmpty() && !isSearchInExtent -> {  showError("No address found for $address")  return@launch  }  // address found in geocode  else -> displaySearchResultOnMap(geocodeResults)  }   }   /**  * Turns a list of [geocodeResultList] into a point markers and adds it to the graphic overlay of the map.  */  private fun displaySearchResultOnMap(geocodeResultList: List<GeocodeResult>) {  // clear graphics overlay of existing graphics  graphicsOverlay.graphics.clear()   // create graphic object for each resulting location  geocodeResultList.forEach { geocodeResult ->  val resultLocationGraphic = Graphic(  geocodeResult.displayLocation,  geocodeResult.attributes, pinSourceSymbol  )  // add graphic to location layer  graphicsOverlay.graphics.add(resultLocationGraphic)  }   when (geocodeResultList.size) {  // if there is only one result, display location's address  1 -> {  val addressAttributes = geocodeResultList[0].attributes  val addressString = SpannableStringBuilder()  .append("Selected address\n")  .bold { append("${addressAttributes["PlaceName"]} ${addressAttributes["Place_addr"]}") }  addressTextView.text = addressString  }  // if there are multiple results, display tap pin message  else -> addressTextView.text = getString(R.string.tap_on_pin_to_select_address)  }   // get the envelop to set the viewpoint  val envelope = graphicsOverlay.extent ?: return showError("Geocode result extent is null")  // animate viewpoint to geocode result's extent  lifecycleScope.launch {  mapView.setViewpointGeometry(envelope, 25.0)  }  }   /**  * Identifies the tapped graphic at the [screenCoordinate] and shows it's address.  */  private suspend fun identifyGraphic(screenCoordinate: ScreenCoordinate): Graphic? {  // from the graphics overlay, get the graphics near the tapped location  val identifyGraphicsOverlayResult = mapView.identifyGraphicsOverlay(  graphicsOverlay,  screenCoordinate,  10.0,  false  ).getOrElse { throwable ->  showError("Error with identifyGraphicsOverlay: ${throwable.message.toString()}")  return null  }   // if not graphic selected, return  if (identifyGraphicsOverlayResult.graphics.isEmpty()) {  return null  }   // get the first graphic identified  return identifyGraphicsOverlayResult.graphics[0]  }   /**  * Creates a picture marker symbol from the pin icon, and sets it to half of its original size.  */  private suspend fun createPinSymbol(): PictureMarkerSymbol {  val pinDrawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(this, R.drawable.pin) as BitmapDrawable  val pinSymbol = PictureMarkerSymbol.createWithImage(pinDrawable)  pinSymbol.load().getOrThrow()  pinSymbol.width = 19f  pinSymbol.height = 72f  return pinSymbol  }   /**  * Display the address for the tapped [identifiedGraphic] using the attribute values  */  private suspend fun showAddressForGraphic(identifiedGraphic: Graphic) {  // get the non null value of the geometry  val pinGeometry: Geometry = identifiedGraphic.geometry  ?: return showError("Error retrieving geometry for tapped graphic")   // set the viewpoint to the pin location  mapView.apply {  setViewpointGeometry(pinGeometry.extent)  setViewpointScale(10e3)  }   // set the address text  val addressAttributes = identifiedGraphic.attributes  val addressString = SpannableStringBuilder()  .append("Selected address\n")  .bold { append("${addressAttributes["PlaceName"]} ${addressAttributes["Place_addr"]}") }  addressTextView.text = addressString   }   fun SearchView.clearAndHideKeyboard() {  // clear the searched text from the view  this.clearFocus()  // close the keyboard once search is complete  val inputManager =  context.getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager  inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(windowToken, 0)  }   private fun showError(message: String) {  Log.e(localClassName, message)  Snackbar.make(mapView, message, Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT).show()  } }

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