ASP.NET: Strip HTML tags from a string

Summary: Strip HTML Tags from a string

If you have a string containing HTML and you need to strip all of the HTML out of it, one of the easiest methods is to use a Regular Expression.

Here's a simple example that shows how to use this expression:

Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Partial Class Default1
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Dim myHTML As String = "<html><head></head><body style=""color:blue;"">this is some text</body></html>"
Response.Write(ConvertHtmlToPlainText(myHTML))
End Sub
Private Function ConvertHtmlToPlainText(ByVal htmlText As String) As String
Return Regex.Replace(htmlText, "<[^>]*>", String.Empty)
End Function
End Class

Ouptut:

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