[GIS] Leaflet: Access KML folder name

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I have a leaflet map and a kml file. I load the kml file using the plugin: leaflet-omnivore. Now I want to access the <folder> <name>(which is "RegionName"). I need it because I want to link the kml with an other json file which also has RegionName as a properties.name. But when output the loaded kml file via console.log(myKML) I can only access the <name> below <placemark>

The code I load the kml with: 

var myKML = omnivore.kml('KML/Testdaten_KML.kml', null, L.mapbox.featureLayer());

The kml file is structured like: 

<Folder>
  <name>RegionName</name>
  <Placemark>
    <name>Form 1</name>
    <Polygon>
      <outerBoundaryIs>
        <LinearRing>
          <tessellate>1</tessellate>
          <coordinates>
            11.82,52.60
            11.86,52.58
            11.90,52.61
            11.87,52.62
            11.82,52.60
          </coordinates>
        </LinearRing>
      </outerBoundaryIs>
    </Polygon>
  </Placemark>
</Folder>

Best Answer

So this is one possible solution, it is a bit long but straightforward!

Step 1: Create a global variable ("kmlJSON") and load your KML via a JQUERY AJAX call (or vanilla JS, as you prefer): 

var kmlJSON;
var url = 'KML/Testdaten_KML.kml'

$.ajax({
    url: url,
    data: {},
    success: function(data){
        kmlJSON=xmlToJson(data);
    },
    dataType: 'xml',
    error: function (request,status,error) {
        console.log(request.responseText);
    }
});

Step 2: Enter this function ('xmlToJson') as is, taken from here:

function xmlToJson(xml) {

    // Create the return object
    var obj = {};

    if (xml.nodeType == 1) { // element
        // do attributes
        if (xml.attributes.length > 0) {
        obj["@attributes"] = {};
            for (var j = 0; j < xml.attributes.length; j++) {
                var attribute = xml.attributes.item(j);
                obj["@attributes"][attribute.nodeName] = attribute.nodeValue;
            }
        }
    } else if (xml.nodeType == 3) { // text
        obj = xml.nodeValue;
    }

    // do children
    if (xml.hasChildNodes()) {
        for(var i = 0; i < xml.childNodes.length; i++) {
            var item = xml.childNodes.item(i);
            var nodeName = item.nodeName;
            if (typeof(obj[nodeName]) == "undefined") {
                obj[nodeName] = xmlToJson(item);
            } else {
                if (typeof(obj[nodeName].push) == "undefined") {
                    var old = obj[nodeName];
                    obj[nodeName] = [];
                    obj[nodeName].push(old);
                }
                obj[nodeName].push(xmlToJson(item));
            }
        }
    }
    return obj;
};

Step 3: You can then access the KML as a JSON. Normally, it should be:

kmlJSON.kml.Document.Folder.name

but assuming the KML snippet you attached is the whole KML then it should just be: 

kmlJSON.Folder.name
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