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

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Live Demo:

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

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