Find place

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Find places of interest near a location or within a specific area.

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Use case

When getting directions or looking for nearby places, users may only know what the place has ("food"), the type of place ("gym"), or the generic place name ("Starbucks"), rather than the specific address. You can get suggestions and locations for these places of interest (POIs) using a natural language query. Additionally, you can filter the results to a specific area.

How to use the sample

Choose a type of place in the first field and an area to search within in the second field. Click the "Search" button to show the results of the query on the map. Click on a result pin to show its name and address. If you pan away from the result area, the "Redo search in this area" button at the bottom of the screen will become active. Click it to query again for the currently viewed area on the map.

How it works

Create a LocatorTask using a URL to a locator service.
Find the location for an address (or city name) to build an envelope to search within:
- Create GeocodeParameters.
- Add return fields to the parameters' resultAttributeNames collection. Only add a single "*" option to return all fields.
- Call locatorTask.geocodeAsync(locationQueryString, geocodeParameters) to get a list of GeocodeResults.
- Use getDisplayLocation from each of the results to build an Envelope to view.
Get place of interest (POI) suggestions based on a place name query:
- Create SuggestParameters.
- Add "POI" to the parameters' categories collection with getCategories().add("POI").
- Call locatorTask.suggestAsync(placeQueryString, suggestParameters) to get a list of SuggestResults.
- The SuggestResult will have a label to display in the search suggestions list.
Use one of the suggestions or a user-written query to find the locations of POIs:
- Create GeocodeParameters.
- Set the parameters' search area to the envelope.
- Call locatorTask.geocodeAsync(suggestionLabelOrPlaceQueryString, geocodeParameters) to get a list of GeocodeResults.
- Display the places of interest using the results' displayLocations.

Relevant API

GeocodeParameters
GeocodeResult
LocatorTask
SuggestParameters
SuggestResult

Additional information

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

Sample Code

FindPlaceController.java

FindPlaceSample.java

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package com.esri.samples.find_place;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.geometry.Point2D;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.control.skin.ComboBoxListViewSkin;
import javafx.scene.image.Image;
import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode;
import javafx.scene.input.KeyEvent;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseButton;
import javafx.util.Duration;

import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Envelope;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Point;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Viewpoint;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.Callout;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.Graphic;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.GraphicsOverlay;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.IdentifyGraphicsOverlayResult;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.ViewpointChangedEvent;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.ViewpointChangedListener;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.WrapAroundMode;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.PictureMarkerSymbol;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.geocode.GeocodeParameters;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.geocode.GeocodeResult;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.geocode.LocatorTask;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.geocode.SuggestParameters;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.geocode.SuggestResult;

public class FindPlaceController {

  @FXML private ComboBox<String> locationBox;
  @FXML private MapView mapView;
  @FXML private ComboBox<String> placeBox;
  @FXML private Button redoButton;

  private Callout callout;
  private GraphicsOverlay graphicsOverlay;
  private LocatorTask locatorTask;
  private PictureMarkerSymbol pinSymbol;

  @FXML
  public void initialize() {
    // authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other location services
    String yourAPIKey = System.getProperty("apiKey");
    ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(yourAPIKey);

    // handle JavaFX bug where entering a space between words in the combobox editor will reset the text there
    handleSpaceEntered(placeBox);
    handleSpaceEntered(locationBox);

    // create a map with the streets basemap style
    ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_STREETS);

    // set the map to the map view
    mapView.setMap(map);
    mapView.setWrapAroundMode(WrapAroundMode.DISABLED);

    // add a graphics overlay to the map view
    graphicsOverlay = new GraphicsOverlay();
    mapView.getGraphicsOverlays().add(graphicsOverlay);

    // set the callout's default style
    callout = mapView.getCallout();
    callout.setLeaderPosition(Callout.LeaderPosition.BOTTOM);

    // create a locator task
    locatorTask = new LocatorTask("https://geocode-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer");

    // create a pin graphic
    Image img = new Image(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/find_place/pin.png"), 0, 80, true, true);
    pinSymbol = new PictureMarkerSymbol(img);
    pinSymbol.loadAsync();

    // event to get auto-complete suggestions when the user types a place query
    placeBox.getEditor().setOnKeyTyped((KeyEvent evt) -> {

      // get the search box text for auto-complete suggestions
      String typed = placeBox.getEditor().getText();

      if (!"".equals(typed)) {

        // suggest places only
        SuggestParameters geocodeParameters = new SuggestParameters();
        geocodeParameters.getCategories().add("POI");

        // get suggestions from the locatorTask
        ListenableFuture<List<SuggestResult>> suggestions = locatorTask.suggestAsync(typed, geocodeParameters);

        // add a listener to update suggestions list when loaded
        suggestions.addDoneListener(new SuggestionsLoadedListener(suggestions, placeBox));
      }
    });

    // event to get auto-complete suggestions for location when the user types a search location
    locationBox.getEditor().setOnKeyTyped((KeyEvent evt) -> {

      // get the search box text for auto-complete suggestions
      String typed = locationBox.getEditor().getText();

      if (!typed.equals("")) {

        // get suggestions from the locatorTask
        ListenableFuture<List<SuggestResult>> suggestions = locatorTask.suggestAsync(typed);

        // add a listener to update suggestions list when loaded
        suggestions.addDoneListener(new SuggestionsLoadedListener(suggestions, locationBox));
      }
    });

    // event to display a callout for a selected result
    mapView.setOnMouseClicked(evt -> {
      // check that the primary mouse button was clicked and the user is not panning
      if (evt.isStillSincePress() && evt.getButton() == MouseButton.PRIMARY) {
        // create a point from where the user clicked
        Point2D point = new Point2D(evt.getX(), evt.getY());

        // get layers with elements near the clicked location
        ListenableFuture<IdentifyGraphicsOverlayResult> identifyResults =
          mapView.identifyGraphicsOverlayAsync(graphicsOverlay, point,
            10, false);
        identifyResults.addDoneListener(() -> {
          try {
            List<Graphic> graphics = identifyResults.get().getGraphics();
            if (graphics.size() > 0) {
              Graphic marker = graphics.get(0);
              // update the callout
              Platform.runLater(() -> {
                callout.setTitle(marker.getAttributes().get("title").toString());
                callout.setDetail(marker.getAttributes().get("detail").toString());
                callout.showCalloutAt((Point) marker.getGeometry(), new Point2D(0, -24), Duration.ZERO);
              });
            }
          } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
        });
      }
    });
  }

  /**
   * Handles a JavaFX bug (https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8087549) where when the user enters a space the combobox editor TextField is reset.
   *
   * @param comboBox the comboBox to apply the JavaFX bug work around to
   */
  private void handleSpaceEntered(ComboBox<String> comboBox) {

    var comboBoxListViewSkin = new ComboBoxListViewSkin<>(comboBox);
    comboBoxListViewSkin.getPopupContent().addEventFilter(KeyEvent.ANY, (event -> {
        if (event.getCode() == KeyCode.SPACE) {
          event.consume();
        }
      })
    );
    comboBox.setSkin(comboBoxListViewSkin);
  }

  /**
   * Searches for places near the chosen location when the "search" button is clicked.
   */
  @FXML
  private void search() {
    String placeQuery = placeBox.getEditor().getText();
    String locationQuery = locationBox.getEditor().getText();
    if (placeQuery != null && locationQuery != null && !"".equals(placeQuery) && !"".equals(locationQuery)) {
      GeocodeParameters geocodeParameters = new GeocodeParameters();
      geocodeParameters.getResultAttributeNames().add("*"); // return all attributes
      geocodeParameters.setOutputSpatialReference(mapView.getSpatialReference());

      // run the locatorTask geocode task
      ListenableFuture<List<GeocodeResult>> results = locatorTask.geocodeAsync(locationQuery, geocodeParameters);
      results.addDoneListener(() -> {
        try {
          List<GeocodeResult> points = results.get();
          if (points.size() > 0) {
            // create a search area envelope around the location
            Point p = points.get(0).getDisplayLocation();
            Envelope preferredSearchArea = new Envelope(p.getX() - 10000, p.getY() - 10000, p.getX() + 10000, p.getY
              () + 10000, p.getSpatialReference());
            // set the geocode parameters search area to the envelope
            geocodeParameters.setSearchArea(preferredSearchArea);
            // zoom to the envelope
            mapView.setViewpointAsync(new Viewpoint(preferredSearchArea));
            // perform the geocode operation
            ListenableFuture<List<GeocodeResult>> geocodeTask = locatorTask.geocodeAsync(placeQuery,
              geocodeParameters);

            // add a listener to display the results when loaded
            geocodeTask.addDoneListener(new ResultsLoadedListener(geocodeTask));
          }
        } catch (Exception e) {
          e.printStackTrace();
        }
      });
    }
  }

  /**
   * Searches for places within the current map extent when the "redo search in this area" button is clicked.
   */
  @FXML
  private void searchByCurrentViewpoint() {
    String placeQuery = placeBox.getEditor().getText();
    GeocodeParameters geocodeParameters = new GeocodeParameters();
    geocodeParameters.getResultAttributeNames().add("*"); // return all attributes
    geocodeParameters.setOutputSpatialReference(mapView.getSpatialReference());
    geocodeParameters.setSearchArea(mapView.getCurrentViewpoint(Viewpoint.Type.BOUNDING_GEOMETRY).getTargetGeometry());

    //perform the geocode operation
    ListenableFuture<List<GeocodeResult>> geocodeTask = locatorTask.geocodeAsync(placeQuery, geocodeParameters);

    // add a listener to display the results when loaded
    geocodeTask.addDoneListener(new ResultsLoadedListener(geocodeTask));
  }

  /**
   * A listener to update a {@link ComboBox} when suggestions from a call to
   * {@link LocatorTask#suggestAsync(String, SuggestParameters)} are loaded.
   */
  private class SuggestionsLoadedListener implements Runnable {

    private final ListenableFuture<List<SuggestResult>> results;
    private final ComboBox<String> comboBox;

    /**
     * Constructs a listener to update an auto-complete list for geocode
     * suggestions.
     *
     * @param results suggestion results from a {@link LocatorTask}
     * @param box the {@link ComboBox} to update with the suggestions
     */
    SuggestionsLoadedListener(ListenableFuture<List<SuggestResult>> results, ComboBox<String> box) {
      this.results = results;
      this.comboBox = box;
    }

    @Override
    public void run() {

      try {
        List<SuggestResult> suggestResult = results.get();
        List<String> suggestions = suggestResult.stream().map(SuggestResult::getLabel).collect(Collectors.toList());

        // update the combo box with suggestions
        Platform.runLater(() -> {
          comboBox.getItems().clear();
          comboBox.getItems().addAll(suggestions);
          comboBox.show();
        });

      } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Runnable listener to update marker and callout when new results are loaded.
   */
  private class ResultsLoadedListener implements Runnable {

    private final ListenableFuture<List<GeocodeResult>> results;

    /**
     * Constructs a runnable listener for the geocode results.
     *
     * @param results results from a {@link LocatorTask#geocodeAsync} task
     */
    ResultsLoadedListener(ListenableFuture<List<GeocodeResult>> results) {
      this.results = results;
    }

    @Override
    public void run() {

      // hide callout if showing
      mapView.getCallout().dismiss();

      List<Graphic> markers = new ArrayList<>();
      try {
        List<GeocodeResult> geocodes = results.get();
        for (GeocodeResult geocode : geocodes) {

          // get attributes from the result for the callout
          String addrType = geocode.getAttributes().get("Addr_type").toString();
          String placeName = geocode.getAttributes().get("PlaceName").toString();
          String placeAddr = geocode.getAttributes().get("Place_addr").toString();
          String matchAddr = geocode.getAttributes().get("Match_addr").toString();
          String locType = geocode.getAttributes().get("Type").toString();

          // format callout details
          String title;
          String detail;
          switch (addrType) {
            case "POI":
              title = placeName.equals("") ? "" : placeName;
              if (!placeAddr.equals("")) {
                detail = placeAddr;
              } else if (!matchAddr.equals("") && !locType.equals("")) {
                detail = !matchAddr.contains(",") ? locType : matchAddr.substring(matchAddr.indexOf(", ") + 2);
              } else {
                detail = "";
              }
              break;
            case "StreetName":
            case "PointAddress":
            case "Postal":
              if (matchAddr.contains(",")) {
                title = matchAddr.equals("") ? "" : matchAddr.split(",")[0];
                detail = matchAddr.equals("") ? "" : matchAddr.substring(matchAddr.indexOf(", ") + 2);
                break;
              }
            default:
              title = "";
              detail = matchAddr.equals("") ? "" : matchAddr;
              break;
          }

          HashMap<String, Object> attributes = new HashMap<>();
          attributes.put("title", title);
          attributes.put("detail", detail);

          // create the marker
          Graphic marker = new Graphic(geocode.getDisplayLocation(), attributes, pinSymbol);
          markers.add(marker);
        }

        // update the markers
        if (markers.size() > 0) {
          Platform.runLater(() -> {
            // clear out previous results
            graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().clear();
            placeBox.hide();

            // add the markers to the graphics overlay
            graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().addAll(markers);

            //reset redo search button
            redoButton.setDisable(true);

            // listener to enable the redo-search button the first time the user moves away from the initial search area
            ViewpointChangedListener changedListener = new ViewpointChangedListener() {

              @Override
              public void viewpointChanged(ViewpointChangedEvent arg0) {

                redoButton.setDisable(false);
                mapView.removeViewpointChangedListener(this);
              }
            };

            mapView.addViewpointChangedListener(changedListener);
          });
        }

      } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Stops the animation and disposes of application resources.
   */
  void terminate() {

    if (mapView != null) {
      mapView.dispose();
    }
  }

}