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matthisco
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March 26, 2015
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help removing encoded html from string

  • March 26, 2015
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Hello,

I am trying to remove all html from a user input string.

something like this:

<cfset string ="sample text &lt;a&gt;">

I have tried:

Replace(string , "<[^>]*>", "", "ALL")

Replace(string , "&lt;br &##x2f;&gt;>", "", "ALL")

Neither remove the html, can anyone help?

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Correct answer BKBK

The related functions for replacing strings using regular expressions are REReplace and REReplaceNoCase. For example,

<cfset string ="sample text <a>">

<cfoutput>#REReplace(string , "<[^>]*>", "", "ALL")#</cfoutput>

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BKBK
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BKBKCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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April 4, 2015

The related functions for replacing strings using regular expressions are REReplace and REReplaceNoCase. For example,

<cfset string ="sample text <a>">

<cfoutput>#REReplace(string , "<[^>]*>", "", "ALL")#</cfoutput>

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