Search for an address

Learn how to find an address or place with a search bar and the Geocoding service.

Geocoding is the process of converting address or place text into a location. The geocoding service can search for an address or a place and perform reverse geocoding.

In this tutorial, you use a search bar in the user interface to access the geocoding service and search for addresses and places.

To learn how to use the geocoding service to reverse geocode, visit the Reverse geocode tutorial.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial:

You need an ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account.
Your system meets the system requirements.
The ArcGIS Runtime API for Qt is installed.

Steps

Get an access token

You need an access token to use the location services used in this tutorial.

Go to the Create an API key tutorial to obtain an access token using your ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account.
Ensure that the following privileges are enabled: Location services > Basemaps > Basemap styles service and Location services > Geocoding.
Copy the access token as it will be used in the next step.

To learn more about other ways to get an access token, go to Types of authentication.

Open the project in Qt Creator

To start this tutorial, complete the Display a map tutorial or download and unzip the solution.
Open the display_a_map project in Qt Creator.
In the Projects window, in the Sources folder, open the main.cpp file.

Modify the code to set the API key to the access token. Save and close the file.

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Change line    // 2. API key authentication: Get a long-lived access token that gives your application access to
    // ArcGIS location services. Go to the tutorial at https://links.esri.com/create-an-api-key.
    // Copy the API Key access token.

    const QString accessToken = QString("");
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Declare classes, member variables, functions, and signals

Double click on Sources > Display_a_map.h to open the file. Include the six header files below.

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Add line.Add line.Add line.Add line.Add line.Add line.class Map;
class MapQuickView;

class GraphicsOverlay;
class Graphic;
class LocatorTask;
class GeocodeResult;
class SuggestResult;
class TextSymbol;
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Add line.class Display_a_map : public QObject
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  Q_OBJECT
  Q_PROPERTY(Esri::ArcGISRuntime::MapQuickView* mapView READ mapView WRITE setMapView NOTIFY mapViewChanged)

  Q_PROPERTY(QAbstractListModel* suggestions READ suggestions NOTIFY suggestionsChanged)
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  explicit Display_a_map(QObject* parent = nullptr);
  ~Display_a_map() override;

  Q_INVOKABLE void geocode(const QString& query);
  Q_INVOKABLE void clearGraphics();
  Q_INVOKABLE void setSuggestions(const QString& text);
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  void mapViewChanged();

  void suggestionsChanged();
  void hideSuggestionView();
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  void setMapView(Esri::ArcGISRuntime::MapQuickView* mapView);
  void setupViewpoint();

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  Esri::ArcGISRuntime::Map* m_map = nullptr;
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  void configureGraphic();
  QAbstractListModel* suggestions() const;
  Esri::ArcGISRuntime::GraphicsOverlay* m_graphicsOverlay = nullptr;
  Esri::ArcGISRuntime::LocatorTask* m_locatorTask = nullptr;
  Esri::ArcGISRuntime::Graphic* m_graphicResultLocation = nullptr;
  Esri::ArcGISRuntime::Graphic* m_graphicResultText = nullptr;
  Esri::ArcGISRuntime::TextSymbol* m_textSymbol = nullptr;
  QAbstractListModel* m_suggestListModel = nullptr;
  Esri::ArcGISRuntime::GeocodeParameters m_geocodeParams;
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In Projects, double click on Sources > Display_a_map.cpp to open the file and add the following header file declarations.

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#include "SimpleMarkerSymbol.h"
#include "TextSymbol.h"
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Create a locator task with geocode parameters

Geocoding is implemented with a locator, typically created by referencing a service such as the Geocoding service or, for offline geocoding, by referencing locator data contained in a mobile package. Geocoding parameters can be used to fine-tune the results, such as setting the maximum number of results or requesting additional attributes in the results.

Add the call to setupLocatorTask. This method will be implemented next.

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Add code to begin implementing the setupLocatorTask method and initialize the auto-suggestion list. Within the method body, create a new LocatorTask based on the Geocoding service, and set it to the m_locatorTask member variable.

A locator task is used to convert an address to a point (geocode) or vice-versa (reverse geocode). An address includes any type of information that distinguishes a place. A locator involves finding matching locations for a given address. Reverse-geocoding is the opposite and finds the closest address for a given location.
Create a SuggestParameters, instance and initialize it with three categories as shown. Then set max results to limit for the number of returned suggestion results to 5.

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void Display_a_map::setupLocatorTask()
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  const QUrl geocode_service("https://geocode-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer");
  m_locatorTask = new LocatorTask(geocode_service, this);

  SuggestParameters suggestParams;
  const QStringList categories{"Address", "POI", "Populated Place"};
  suggestParams.setCategories(categories);
  suggestParams.setMaxResults(5);
  m_locatorTask->suggestions()->setSuggestParameters(suggestParams);

  m_geocodeParams.setMinScore(75);
  m_geocodeParams.setResultAttributeNames(QStringList {"Place_addr", "Match_addr"});
  m_suggestListModel = m_locatorTask->suggestions();
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Add code to the setupLocatorTask to connect to the geocode complete signal on the LocatorTask. Within the lambda body if statement, the code checks for geocoding results and verifies that the graphic exists. If both conditions are met, the result location is set as the graphic’s geometry and the attributes provided by the result are copied to the graphic. The map view display is centered on the graphic before making it visible.

The second code block in the if statement sets text symbol, sets the text graphic geometry for the geocoding result display location, sets attributes for the text graphic, and displays the graphic.

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  m_geocodeParams.setResultAttributeNames(QStringList {"Place_addr", "Match_addr"});
  m_suggestListModel = m_locatorTask->suggestions();
  emit suggestionsChanged();

  // connect to geocode complete signal on the LocatorTask
  connect(m_locatorTask, &LocatorTask::geocodeCompleted, this, [this](QUuid, const QList<GeocodeResult>& geocodeResults)
  {
    if (!geocodeResults.isEmpty() && m_graphicResultLocation)
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      const GeocodeResult geocodeResult = geocodeResults.at(0);
      m_graphicResultLocation->setGeometry(geocodeResult.displayLocation());
      m_graphicResultLocation->attributes()->setAttributesMap(geocodeResult.attributes());
      constexpr double scale = 8000.0;
      m_mapView->setViewpointCenter(geocodeResult.extent().center(), scale);
      m_graphicResultLocation->setVisible(true);

      m_textSymbol->setText(geocodeResult.label());
      m_graphicResultText->setGeometry(geocodeResult.displayLocation());
      m_graphicResultText->attributes()->setAttributesMap(geocodeResult.attributes());
      m_graphicResultLocation->setVisible(true);
    }
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Create the auto-suggestion feature

Add a new setSuggestions method to implement the auto-suggestion feature. This generates a list of suggested addresses based on the user's input in the GUI text field.

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    emit hideSuggestionView();
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  m_graphicsOverlay->graphics()->append(m_graphicResultLocation);

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  m_graphicResultText = new Graphic(this);
  m_graphicResultText->setSymbol(m_textSymbol);

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An asynchronous geocode operation is required to find and return the location candidates for a given address and geocode parameters.

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  m_graphicResultLocation->setGeometry(Point());
  m_graphicResultText->setGeometry(Point());
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The GUI will let you enter partial or full addresses into a field, see a list of matching addresses, click an address and zoom to that location, and clear the address field.

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    Display_a_map {

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        mapView: view
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            anchors {
                fill: parent
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                            search.geocode(textField.text);
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            }

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                id: suggestView
                height: 20 * searchRect.cellHeight
                width: textField.width
                model: search.suggestions
                visible: false
                clip: true
                delegate: Component {
                    Rectangle {
                        id: rect
                        width: textField.width
                        height: searchRect.cellHeight
                        color: "#f7f8fa"

                        Text {
                            anchors {
                                verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                                leftMargin: 5
                                rightMargin: 5
                            }

                            font {
                                weight: Font.Black
                                pixelSize: 16
                            }

                            width: textField.width
                            text: label
                            elide: Text.ElideRight
                            leftPadding: 5
                            color: "black"
                        }

                        MouseArea {
                            anchors.fill: parent
                            onClicked: {
                                textField.text = label;
                                suggestView.visible = false;
                                search.geocode(label);
                                Qt.inputMethod.hide();
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
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Press Ctrl + R to run the app.

You should see a map centered on the Santa Monica Mountains in California, with an address search bar at the top. Input an address in the search bar and the app will present a list of suggested addresses (not limited to the displayed map area). Click an address to zoom to that address location.

What's next?

Learn how to use additional API features, ArcGIS location services, and ArcGIS tools in these tutorials: