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XtScript Function: strip_tags

Remove HTML and PHP tags from a string.

XtScript strip_tags is a helpful and handy function if you want to easily remove all HTML tags in a string.

A few practical usage removing HMTL tags before sending it to the browser for example in comment box to remove all unwanted HTML tags, or when assigning text to a meta content.

XtScript strip_tags function basic syntax:

<!--parser:xtscript-->
	call strip_tags $val=...; $allowable_tags=...
<!--/parser:xtscript-->

Optional argument in XtScript strip_tags function:

  • $allowable_tags

    Exclude HTML tags to keep it in the string.
    Value: String contains allowed HTML tags

Learn XtScript strip_tags function from examples

Remove / filter HTML tags from a string using XtScript strip_tags function.

- Code: 
<!--parser:xtscript-->
	var $text = <a href="#"><b>A bold</b>, <u>underline</u>, and <s>strikethrough</s> text inside a hyperlink</a>
	var $filter_all = call strip_tags $val=$text;
	var $filter_some = call strip_tags $val=$text; $allowable_tags=<b><u> 

	print Original: $text <br/>
	print Filtered: $filter_all <br/>
	print Filter keep bold and underline: $filter_some
<!--/parser:xtscript-->
- Result:
Original: A bold, underline, and strikethrough text inside a hyperlink
Filtered: A bold, underline, and strikethrough text inside a hyperlink
Filter keep bold and underline: A bold, underline, and strikethrough text inside a hyperlink
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