Join Gordon Luckett for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating searches in application definitions, part of Learning MapGuide Open Source.
- Searches are the quickest way…to customize application definitions.…You can search the contents of any layer…and zoom to that feature in the map.…Let's create a search now…in our NANAIMO application definition.…Scroll to the bottom.…Under Widgets, click Manage Widgets.…Under Other Widgets, click Add.…For widget type, we're going to search for search.…The widget name will be SearchForAddress.…Click OK.…Scroll down.…
There's SearchForAddress.…What I'm going to do now…rather than type everything in,…I'm just going to paste in my settings…and walk through that.…We know the widget's SearchForAddress…and the type is search.…We're going to say the match limit is at 100.…The layer we're searching for…is PARCELS,…that's the name of the layer in my map,…so that's exactly how it's spelled,…PARCELS, all uppercase.…Then we're going to do a filter,…so whatever the user enters,…we're going to filter it.…In this case, we're going to concatenate…the house number and the street name together,…but put a space in between them.…
We can take the house number, so 10,…
Author
Gordon Luckett
Released
3/14/2015- Identify the major advantage of using the fusion layout.
- Explain why you should avoid special characters and spaces in folder names.
- Assess why you would check composite instead of points, lines, or areas.
- State where you can find the comparison of layer contents with user search entry.
- Distinguish what you must do to use external providers for background maps.
- Name which attribute for the iframe tag should specify the location of the document of interest.
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome35s
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Using the exercise files1m 24s
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1. Understanding and Installing MapGuide
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2. Connecting and Loading Data with MapGuide Maestro
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Loading data using Maestro6m 51s
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3. Stylizing Data
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Creating polyline layers2m 57s
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Creating polygon layers3m 21s
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Creating raster layers1m 45s
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Creating thematic layers2m 43s
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Labeling vector layers4m 6s
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4. Maps
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Creating maps in Maestro5m 27s
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5. Basic Web Layouts
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Creating basic web layouts4m 47s
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6. Application Definitions
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Creating a QuickPlot4m 59s
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7. Publishing to the Web
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Publishing to the web1m 6s
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Publishing basic web layouts3m 40s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 44s
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