Referred from John’s cookbook sample app.
create or replace function striphtml(
p_html in varchar2)
return varchar2
is
l_html varchar2(32767);
l_pos pls_integer;
begin
if length(p_html) > 0 then
l_html := p_html;
loop
l_pos := regexp_instr(l_html, '<[^<>]*>');
if l_pos > 0 then
l_html := regexp_replace(l_html, '<[^<>]*>', null, l_pos);
else
exit;
end if;
end loop;
end if;
return l_html;
end striphtml;
select striphtml ('<h1> <span>Hello</span></h1>') strip, '<h1> Hello</h1>' plane from dual;
Strip | Plane |
---|---|
Hello | <h1> Hello</h1> |
Updates on 7th January 2023
APEX has added this as a new feature by adding this as function into APEX_ESCAPE API.