Javascript - replace HTML tags with spaces

**Jensen Ackles** · 10-05-2010

Hello,
I need a java script that can replace all the html tags with the white spaces. What will I need to do this. I have tried many codes but non of them really work. So, if you have any solution or a part of code then please do post back. thank you for your help.

**GlassFish** · 10-05-2010

Hello,
I think do this you will need to use regular expressions.
Here is an example showing the same. See if this helps you

Code:

    function func(str){
                return str.replace(/^\s+/, '');
            }
            function rt(str) {
                return str.replace(/\s+$/, '');
            }
            function allt(str) {
                return str.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
            }

This is not the whole code, but the general syntax which you will need to use in your code.

**NetWorkInG** · 10-05-2010

Hello,
Do achieve this you will need to run the script below in your browser

Code:

function strip(html)
{
   var test = document.createElement("DIV");
   test.innerHTML = html;
   return test.textContent||test.innerText;
}

I hope this will help you.

**GlassFish** · 10-05-2010

Hello,
I am not sure that this is what you want, just have a look at it

Code:

<table id="whitespace  repository" class="lgclsnm" border = "0" >
     <tr>
        <td> whitespace test
        </td>
        <td> block number
        </td>
     </tr>
</table>

Then you will have to do this

Code:

<table id="whtspc repo" class="lgclsnm" border="0">
<tr>
<td>whitespace test
</td>
<td>block number
</td>
</tr>
</table>

**NetWorkInG** · 10-05-2010

Hello,
Here is the code which you are looking for, this is just the syntax of the code. You will need to fill your requirements in the code

Code:

<html>
<head><title>Title here</title>
<style>

<body>
content of the body here 

<style>
</head>
<body marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">
...
Contents
...
</body>
</html>

**cyber-noob** · 12-05-2010

Hello,
This code can help you

Code:

var bdcont = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
var rslt = appendtxtnds(bdcont);

function appendtxtnds(element) {
    var txt = '';

    // Loop through the childnds of the passed in element
    for (var i = 0, len = element.childnds.length; i < len; i++) {
        // Get a reference to the current child
        var nd = element.childnds[i];
        // Append the nd's value if it's a txt nd
        if (nd.ndType == 3) {
                txt += nd.ndValue;
        }
        // Recurse through the nd's children, if there are any
        if (nd.childnds.length > 0) {
                appendtxtnds(nd);
        }
    }
    // Return the final rslt
    return txt;
}

**SoftWore** · 13-05-2010

Hello,
Here is an example showing regular expression

Code:

  function paddlleft(value, chl, nmb) {
            var repl = new replgExp(".{" + nmb + "}$");
            var paddl = "";
            if (!chl) chl = " ";
            do  {
                paddl += chl;
            }while(paddl.length < nmb);
            replturn repl.exec(paddl + value)[0];
        }
        function paddlright(value, chl, nmb){
            var repl = new replgExp("^.{" + nmb + "}");
            var paddl = "";
            if (!chl) chl = " ";
            do {
                paddl += chl;
            } while (paddl.length < nmb);
            replturn repl.exec(value + paddl)[0];
        }