Is there a transformer for stripping HTML from text? I see the HTMLStripper, but it appears to replace HTML with XML. I want all HTML tags removed, including the <!DOCTYPE html>.
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Best answer by jdh
Using the StringReplacer as @erik_jan says, but with <[^>]*> instead should remove all opening and closing tags.
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+23- Contributor
Could you use the StringReplacer transformer using regular expressions:
Find "<.*>" and replace with nothing.
This will replace all <anything inside> occurrences in the text.
+40- Contributor
Could you use the StringReplacer transformer using regular expressions:
Find "<.*>" and replace with nothing.
This will replace all <anything inside> occurrences in the text.
+40- Contributor
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Using the StringReplacer as @erik_jan says, but with <[^>]*> instead should remove all opening and closing tags.
+23- Contributor
That's a greedy expression and will replace everything from the first opening tag to the last closing tag.
This expression is more selective: "<[a-z|0-9| !]*>"
I was able to strip the HTML tags with this little gem:
<[^>]*>
However, I couldn't remove the lines with only spaces or no content. I used another StringReplacer to remove the spaces, then a tester to see if the line was an "empty string". That worked.
Thanks
+40- Contributor
Oops, you are right.
This expression is more selective: "<[a-z|0-9| !]*>"
+23- Contributor
Except it doesn't match any tags with attributes, or closing tags for that matter
I guess my regex knowledge needs some extending.
+40- Contributor
Except it doesn't match any tags with attributes, or closing tags for that matter
The bonus is that it uses html tags as it's example.
+40- Contributor
I was able to strip the HTML tags with this little gem:
<[^>]*>
However, I couldn't remove the lines with only spaces or no content. I used another StringReplacer to remove the spaces, then a tester to see if the line was an "empty string". That worked.
Thanks