The Place Search Input Web Control can find locations by address, returning a formatted address and location point to display on a Map Web Control. The default behavior for this control is to search the Google Maps Place Autocomplete API to return a list of suitable addresses.
Properties
General
Input ID
Expects type text.
The Input ID assigned to the Place Search Input Web Control. This Input ID can tied to a Label so that clicking on the associated Label will allow users to enter Place Search input.
For more on how to use the Input ID, see Connecting Labels to Input Controls.
Placeholder Text
Expects type text.
The text that is displayed in the search input before the user enters text.
Data Binding
Value
Expects type text.
By default, a Variable of type Text Functions is generated at the Web Page level to store the data from the input. Users can also edit the Data Binding property and create their own Variables.
Input Format
Search Radius (meters)
Expects type number.
Distance within which to preference the search for place results within a specified distance (in meters). Inputting this value instructs the Google Places API to prefer showing results within that circle; results outside of the defined area may still be displayed.
Location
Expects type Place Object.
Displays the Place Object that can be entered as the point around which to retrieve place information. The important properties within the Place Object are the lattitude and longitude values.
Place Type
Displayes the string representing the type of place based on the available place types. Selecting this value restricts the types of places that can be returned.
Search Type
Displays the style of search. Supported types are:
- Atocomplete
- Query
- Nearby
Rank By
Displays how returned search results are ordered. Options are:
- Prominence: where search results are ordered by their prominence according to Google
- Distance: where places are ordered by their distance from the set Location
If no Location has been set, search results will be ordered by Prominence, even if Distance is selected.
Accessibility
Aria Label
Expects type text.
Defines a value to the aria-label of the control for accessibility. For more information see here.
State
Is Visible
Expects type boolean.
If TRUE the control will be visible. If FALSE the control will not be displayed. If the field is empty, the control will be visible.
Is Disabled
Expects type boolean.
If TRUE the control will be disabled and the user will not be able to interact with the control. If FALSE the control will be enabled. If the field is empty, the control will be enabled.
Style
This control Variant has styles for the following states:
Default - When first rendered without state
Focused - when the control is focused
Disabled - When the control is disabled
Check Common style properties of web controls for further details on how to style your Place Input Web Control.
Actions
Changed
Events will be triggered upon user selection of a Place.
Search Results Changed
Events will be triggered upon the returned search results changing based on the user's input, only after a Place has already been selected by the user as indicated by actions being triggered under the Changed trigger.
Value Changed
Events will be triggered upon the text value entered by the app user changing. Each character change of the user's input is recognized as a value change.
Example
User text input returns Places from the Google Places Autocomplete API.