VEMap.Search Method
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Performs a search based on a given query and options.
VEMap.Search(query, callback, options);
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
query |
The string to use in the search. |
callback |
The name of the function that the server calls with the search results. |
options |
A VESearchOptions Class object specifying additional options. |
Return Value
This method does not return a value. The function defined by the callback parameter receives the following arguments, in the order shown, from the server:
A VEShapeLayer Class object.
An array of VEFindResult Class objects.
An array of VEPlace Class objects.
A Boolean value indicating whether there are more results after the current set.
A String containing a possible error message.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "https://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>VEMap.Search Method</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ecn.dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=6.3"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var map = null;
function GetMap()
{
map = new VEMap('myMap');
map.LoadMap();
}
function ClickSearch()
{
map.Search(document.getElementById('txtQuery').value, findCallback);
}
function findCallback(layer, findResults, placeResults, moreResults, error)
{
var s='';
if (placeResults != null)
{
s += 'Where Results:\n'
for (var i=0; i < placeResults.length; ++i)
{
s += 'Name: ' + placeResults[i].Name + '\n'; s+= 'LatLong: ' + placeResults[i].LatLong + '\n'; s+= 'MatchCode: ' + placeResults[i].MatchCode+ '\n'; s+= 'MatchConfidence: ' + placeResults[i].MatchConfidence+ '\n'; s += '\n\n';
}
}
if (findResults != null)
{
s += 'What Results:\n'
for (var i=0; i < findResults.length; ++i)
{
s += 'Name: ' + findResults[i].Name + '\n'; s+= 'Description: ' + findResults[i].Description + '\n'; s+= 'Phone: ' + findResults[i].Phone + '\n'; s+= 'LatLong: ' + findResults[i].LatLong + '\n'; s += '\n\n';
}
}
alert(s);
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="GetMap();">
<div id='myMap' style="position:relative; width:600px; height:400px;"></div>
<input id="txtQuery" type="text" value="coffee in Seattle"/>
<input type="button" value="Search" onclick="ClickSearch()"/>
</body>
</html>