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Place Finder Web Service v2006.1 methods

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findPlace(placeName:string, placeFinderOptions:PlaceFinderOptions, token:string):GeocodeInfo

getInfo(dataSources:string[], token:string):PlaceFinderInfo[]

Returns the x,y coordinates and descriptions of all places that meet a given search criteria.

Endpoint URL

http://www.arcwebservices.com/services/v2006_1/PlaceFinder

Input

Name	Type	Valid values
placeName	string	A string with one or more letters. If the string is one or two letters, an exact search for the place name is made. If the string is three or more letters, a search for place names beginning with those letters is made.
placeFinderOptions	PlaceFinderOptions	PlaceFinderOptions parameters
token	string	Authentication token