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ILocator Interface (ArcObjects .NET 10.8 SDK)
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ILocator Interface

Provides access to members that describe general locator properties.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

When To Use

Use the ILocator interface to inspect the general properties of a locator.

Members

Name Description
Read-only property Category Category of the locator.
Read/write property Description Description of the locator.
Read-only property Name Name of the locator.
Read-only property UserInterface User interface for the locator.

Classes that implement ILocator

Classes Description
AGSAddressLocator (esriLocation) A locator adaptor for the GeocodeServer proxies.
CompositeLocator (esriLocation) A locator that contains collection of other locators.
ESRIGen2AddressLocator (esriLocation) An address locator that uses the Esri geocoding engine introduced in ArcGIS version 10.0.
ESRIGen2AddressLocatorStyle (esriLocation) An address locator style that uses the Esri geocoding engine introduced in ArcGIS version 10.0.
GenericLocatorStyle (esriLocation) A generic style for creating a new locator.
RouteMeasureLocator (esriLocation) Route measure locator object.
RSLocator (esriLocation) An address locator that uses the Esri RouteServer geocoding engine.

Remarks

The ILocator interface is supported by all locators and locator styles supported by ArcGIS. Additional interfaces must be supported by a locator in order to be used as an address locator in ArcGIS.

See Also

ILocatorWorkspace.GetLocator Method | ILocator Interface | ILocatorWorkspace.UpdateLocator Method | StreetMapAddressLocator Class | ESRIFDOAddressLocatorStyle Class | ESRIFDOAddressLocator Class | StreetMapAddressLocatorStyle Class | LocatorExtension Class | GxLocator Class | ILocatorStyle Interface | ILocatorWorkspace.GetLocatorStyle Method | ESRIFDOAddressLocatorStyle Class | StreetMapAddressLocatorStyle Class

.NET Samples

Find the closest intersection from a point Find an address Single line address geocoding StreetMap routing