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Converting GeoJSON object to Javascript Array

I need to convert a GeoJSON output from a server to a Javascript array; I have done some searches and they were for the 'regular' JSON outputs and not the GeoJSON. Here is the output from the Server:

{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","property":"blah"}, {"type":"Feature","property":"blah2"}]}

And here is what I need (note, no quotation on the 'features' variable needed):

features = [{"type":"Feature","property":"blah"}, {"type":"Feature","property":"blah2"}]}

I think I need to find the 'features' property and then loop through its objects? Thanks!

Solution

  • A GeoJSON object is still a JSON object (it's the first thing their documentation says).

    http://geojson.org/geojson-spec.html

    If you want to store the features PROPERTY of a GeoJSON object, access the property value as you would normally after conversion to a javascript object and push that property into a new variable, or use as is.

    var geoObject = JSON.parse(geoJSONObject);
var features = [];

features = geoObject.features;