STRIPHTML Function Signature 2

21.27 STRIPHTML Function Signature 2

This function returns p_string (CLOB) removing HTML tags, leaving plain text.

This function removes all HTML attributes regardless of the type of HTML content. For example, it preserves content such as JavaScript and CSS, but removes script and CSS HTML tags.

Syntax

APEX_ESCAPE.STRIPHTML (
    p_string IN CLOB )
    RETURN CLOB deterministic;

Parameters

Table 21-29 STRIPHTML Parameters

Parameter	Description
`p_string`	The input text string.

Example

BEGIN
    sys.htp.p(apex_escape.striphtml(
        q'[<p id="greeting">Hello <b>Joe</b></p>]'
    ));
END;

Result:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello Joe
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

BEGIN
   sys.htp.p(apex_escape.striphtml(q'[
       <html>
         <head>
           <title>Web Page</title>
         </head>
         <body>
           <h1>Page Title</h1>
           <p>
               This is some text.
           </p>
         </body>
       </html>
   ]'));
END;

Result:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------



            Web Page


            Page Title

                This is some text.

Parent topic: APEX_ESCAPE