How to find locations ?

So...if you want to find "380 new york st, redlands, ca" or "www.esri.com" or "909 793 285", you can use the IFind service.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application
  xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
  xmlns:framework="com.esri.aws.osgi.framework.*"
  xmlns:services="com.esri.aws.services.*"
  layout="absolute"
  >
  <mx:Script>
    <![CDATA[
      import com.esri.aws.services.FindOptions;
      import com.esri.aws.services.FindResultSet;
      import com.esri.aws.services.GeocodeInfo;
      import mx.controls.Alert;
      import mx.collections.ItemResponder;
      import com.esri.aws.services.IFind;
      import flash.utils.getQualifiedClassName;
      import com.esri.aws.osgi.framework.IServiceReference;
      import com.esri.aws.osgi.framework.IBundleContext;
      private function doFind() : void
      {
        var context : IBundleContext = framework.systemContext;
        var ref : IServiceReference = context.getServiceReference(getQualifiedClassName(IFind));
        if( ref == null)
        {
          Alert.show( "No service reference !");
          return;
        }
        var find : IFind = context.getService( ref ) as IFind;
        find.findLocation( textInput.text, null, new ItemResponder(
          function( data : Object, token : Object = null) : void
          {
            var findResultSet : FindResultSet = FindResultSet(data);
            arrayCollection = new ArrayCollection( findResultSet.findResults );
          },
          function( info : Object, token : Object = null) : void
          {
            Alert.show( info.toString());
          }
        ));
      }
    ]]>
  </mx:Script>
  <framework:Framework id="framework"
    apiKey="XXXXX">
    <services:FindActivator/>
  </framework:Framework>
  <mx:ArrayCollection id="arrayCollection"/>
  <mx:Panel width="100%" height="100%">
    <mx:DataGrid width="100%" height="100%" dataProvider="{arrayCollection}"/>
    <mx:ControlBar>
      <mx:TextInput id="textInput" enter="doFind()"/>
    </mx:ControlBar>
  </mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>