Parsing KML file with java api for kml

Question

I am attempting to parse a KML file which has some non-standard tags:

<Placemark id="plot">
<Type1> Type 1 </Type1>
<SA>62</SA>
<Type2> Type 2 </Type2>

I'm attempting to read/parse the file, obtain the representative elements as described above and then all the coordinates, and finally write the output to a text file for downstream use. I'm able to parse the file and get the coordinates with no issues but have been unable to determine a way to get the custom elements, and I need the data to format the output file correctly. The elements are not wrapped in an extendeddata structure or any other grouping.

I am hoping someone has run into this before and can offer some guidance on the best way to read the data via supplied methods for javaapiforkml.

the snippet you have included is not xml. Can you post a better snippet? — ControlAltDel
Hi. Sorry, it's a KML file. The section I included is a placemark tag. There are hundreds in the KML file. I was just trying to highlight the custom fields and how they are represented in the file. — user7972
I'm using the "javaapiforkml" plug-in, which unmarshalls the KML file to Java objects and provides methods for accessing. — user7972

MKer MKer · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-04T21:34:07

You can have a look at OSMBonusPack KML parser, mainly here.

It's open source, so you can pick the classes you need, remove all Android-specific features, and add handling for your custom tags.

Parsing KML file with java api for kml

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