CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Returns the string with all HTML removed. Unlike HTMLEditFormat which escapes HTML, this function actually removes the HTML.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfset str="the <B>dog</B> jumped over the <A HREF=""foo.html"">fox</A>.">
<cfoutput>
Given str=#str#<BR>
The StripHTML version is #StripHTML(str)#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Removes HTML from the string.
 * v2 - Mod by Steve Bryant to find trailing, half done HTML.
 * v4 mod by James Moberg - empties out script/style blocks
 * v5 mod by dolphinsboy
 * 
 * @param string      String to be modified. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Raymond Camden (ray@camdenfamily.com) 
 * @version 4, October 4, 2010 
 */
function stripHTML(str) {
    // remove the whole tag and its content
    var list = "style,script,noscript";
    for (var tag in list){
        str = reReplaceNoCase(str, "<s*(#tag#)[^>]*?>(.*?)","","all");
    }

    str = reReplaceNoCase(str, "<.*?>","","all");
    //get partial html in front
    str = reReplaceNoCase(str, "^.*?>","");
    //get partial html at end
    str = reReplaceNoCase(str, "<.*$","");

    return trim(str);

}