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JavaScript: Remove HTML/XML tags from string

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-224 with Solution

Remove HTML/XML Tags

Write a JavaScript program to remove HTML/XML tags from strings.

Note: Use a regular expression to remove HTML/XML tags from a string.

  • Use a regular expression to remove HTML/XML tags from a string.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

// Define a function 'stripHTMLTags' to remove HTML tags from a string
const stripHTMLTags = str => str.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '');

// Log the result after removing HTML tags from the input string
console.log(stripHTMLTags('<p><em>lorem</em> <strong>ipsum</strong></p>')); // Output: 'lorem ipsum'

Output:

lorem ipsum

Visual Presentation:

JavaScript Fundamental: Remove HTML/XML tags from string.

Flowchart:

flowchart: Remove HTML/XML tags from string.

Live Demo:

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

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  • Write a JavaScript program that replaces HTML tags in a string with empty strings, preserving inner text.
  • Write a JavaScript function that iterates over a string and filters out any characters that form HTML tags.

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