How can I strip HTML in a string using Perl?

Question

Is there anyway easier than this to strip HTML from a string using Perl?

$Error_Msg =~ s|||ig;
$Error_Msg =~ s|||ig;
$Error_Msg =~ s|

        

Answer 1

You should definitely have a look at the HTML::Restrict which allows you to strip away or restrict the HTML tags allowed. A minimal example that strips away all HTML tags:

use HTML::Restrict;

my $hr = HTML::Restrict->new();
my $processed = $hr->process('i am bold'); # returns 'i am bold'

I would recommend to stay away from HTML::Strip because it breaks utf8 encoding.