public class

GeocodingService

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.carto.geocoding.GeocodingService
Known Direct Subclasses

Class Overview

An abstract base class for geocoding services.

Summary

Public Methods
GeocodingResultVector calculateAddresses(GeocodingRequest request)
Calculates matching addresses from the specified geocoding request.
synchronized void delete()
String getLanguage()
Returns the language of the expected results.
int getMaxResults()
Returns the maximum number of results the geocoding service returns.
boolean isAutocomplete()
Returns the autocomplete flag of the service.
void setAutocomplete(boolean autocomplete)
Sets the autocomplete flag of the service.
void setLanguage(String lang)
Sets the language of the expected results.
void setMaxResults(int maxResults)
Sets the maximum number of results the geocoding service returns.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Methods

public GeocodingResultVector calculateAddresses (GeocodingRequest request)

Calculates matching addresses from the specified geocoding request.

Parameters
request The geocoding request to use.
Returns
  • The list of matching geocoding results, sorted by descending ranks.
Throws
Exception If IO error occured during the calculation.
IOException

public synchronized void delete ()

public String getLanguage ()

Returns the language of the expected results.

Returns
  • The language of the expected results. As ISO 639-1 code or empty string.

public int getMaxResults ()

Returns the maximum number of results the geocoding service returns.

Returns
  • The maximum number of results the geocoding service returns.

public boolean isAutocomplete ()

Returns the autocomplete flag of the service.

Returns
  • The autocomplete flag of the service.

public void setAutocomplete (boolean autocomplete)

Sets the autocomplete flag of the service.
By default this flag is off.

Parameters
autocomplete The new value for autocomplete flag.

public void setLanguage (String lang)

Sets the language of the expected results.

Parameters
lang The language to use as ISO 639-1 code. Empty string can be used for default language.

public void setMaxResults (int maxResults)

Sets the maximum number of results the geocoding service returns.
The default number of results is service dependant (normally 10).

Parameters
maxResults The new maximum number of results the geocoding service returns.