Find the closest intersection from a point
ClosestIntersectionFromPoint\FindClosestIntersection.vb
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Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Location
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem

Namespace ClosestIntersectionFromPoint
  Friend Class FindClosestIntersection
    Private Shared m_License As IAoInitialize = Nothing

    ' X and Y values can either be passed in at the command line or from the command prompt after starting
    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
      ' Initialize the license
      getLicense()

      ' See if the address point was passed in at the command line and if not, enter the values now
      Dim X, Y As Double
      If args Is Nothing OrElse args.Length = 0 Then
        Console.WriteLine("Enter a X value: ")
        X = Double.Parse(Console.ReadLine())
        Console.WriteLine("Enter a Y value: ")
        Y = Double.Parse(Console.ReadLine())
      Else
        X = Double.Parse(args(0))
        Y = Double.Parse(args(1))
      End If

      ' Call the reverseGeocode method
      ReverseGeocodeIntersection(X, Y)

      Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit...")
      Console.ReadLine()

      ' Return the license
      returnLicense()
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    ''' The main functionality to use Intersection Reverse Geocoding 
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="X"></param>
    ''' <param name="Y"></param>
    Private Shared Sub ReverseGeocodeIntersection(ByVal X As Double, ByVal Y As Double)
      ' Get a locator from the locator Workspace
      Dim obj As System.Object = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("esriLocation.LocatorManager"))
      Dim locatorManager As ILocatorManager2 = TryCast(obj, ILocatorManager2)
      Dim locatorWorkspace As ILocatorWorkspace = locatorManager.GetLocatorWorkspaceFromPath("C:\California_fdb.gdb")
      Dim locator As ILocator = locatorWorkspace.GetLocator("CaliforniaTest")
      Dim reverseGeocoding As IReverseGeocoding = TryCast(locator, IReverseGeocoding)

      ' Get the spatial reference from the locator
      Dim addressGeocoding As IAddressGeocoding = TryCast(locator, IAddressGeocoding)
      Dim matchFields As IFields = addressGeocoding.MatchFields
      Dim shapeField As IField = matchFields.Field(matchFields.FindField("Shape"))
      Dim spatialReference As ISpatialReference = shapeField.GeometryDef.SpatialReference

      ' Set up the point from the X and Y values
      Dim point As IPoint = New PointClass()
      point.SpatialReference = spatialReference
      point.X = X
      point.Y = Y

      ' Set the search tolerance for reverse geocoding
      Dim reverseGeocodingProperties As IReverseGeocodingProperties = TryCast(reverseGeocoding, IReverseGeocodingProperties)
      reverseGeocodingProperties.SearchDistance = 2
      reverseGeocodingProperties.SearchDistanceUnits = esriUnits.esriKilometers

      ' Determine if the locator supports intersection geocoding.
      ' intersectionGeocoding will be null if it is not supported.
      Dim intersectionGeocoding As IIntersectionGeocoding = TryCast(locator, IIntersectionGeocoding)
      If intersectionGeocoding Is Nothing Then
        Console.WriteLine("You must use a locator that supports intersections.  Use a locator that was built off of one" & "of the US Streets Locator styles.")
      Else
        ' Find the intersection that is nearest to the Point
        Dim addressProperties As IPropertySet = reverseGeocoding.ReverseGeocode(point, True)

        ' Print the intersection properties
        Dim addressInputs As IAddressInputs = TryCast(reverseGeocoding, IAddressInputs)
        Dim addressFields As IFields = addressInputs.AddressFields
        For i As Integer = 0 To addressFields.FieldCount - 1
          Dim addressField As IField = addressFields.Field(i)
                    Console.WriteLine(addressField.AliasName & ": " & addressProperties.GetProperty(addressField.Name).ToString())
        Next i
      End If
    End Sub

    #Region "Helper Methods"

    Private Shared Sub getLicense()
      If (Not ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Desktop)) Then
        Throw New Exception("Could not set version. ")
      End If
      m_License = New AoInitializeClass()
      m_License.Initialize(esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcInfo)
    End Sub

    Private Shared Sub returnLicense()
      m_License.Shutdown()
    End Sub

    #End Region
  End Class
End Namespace