Best way to selectively strip HTML tags

Craig Cardimon Thu, 24 Feb 2005 06:05:31 -0800

I need to strip HTML-style "<" and ">" tags and their contents from ASCII text while not disturbing customized tags that might say <TYPE> or <DESCRIPTION>. Is there a way to do this without going bonkers?

I'm using

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s/<(?:[^>'"]*|(['"]).*?\1)*>//gs;

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to strip all angle braces from the text. It works like gangbusters, but I've discovered it works a little too well.

Now I need something I can apply more judiciously. Any hints, tips, or suggestions would be appreciated.

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Craig Cardimon


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