Re: Filtering HTML

[Felix Geerinckx]

on Wed, 01 May 2002 14:28:50 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Wiles)
wrote: 

> On Wed, 1 May 2002 22:07:38 +1000 "Arran Ubels"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> 
>> How would i filter HTML from a String?
> 
>    my $string =~ s/<.*?>//g; 

Here's what

        perldoc -q html
        How do I remove HTML from a string

says about this method:

        Many folks attempt a simple-minded regular expression
        approach, like `s/<.*?>//g', but that fails in many cases
        because the tags may continue over line breaks, they may
        contain quoted angle-brackets, or HTML comment may be
        present.  Plus folks forget to convert entities, like
        `&lt;' for example.

See the aforementioned FAQ for alternatives.

-- 
felix

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