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<p>If there is ever a time when you load text from an external source containing unwanted HTML markup use the following function. This uses a regular expression to strip all HTML tags from the input string. The string "<strong>Click <a href='http://example.com'>here</a> to find out more</strong>" would simply be converted to "Click here to find out more.". This returns a new string, leaving the input string unchanged.</p>
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function stripTags(string:String):String { var s:String = string; var regexp:RegExp = new RegExp("<[^<]*<", "gi"); return s.replace(regexp, ""); }
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