Removing Text Formatting HTML Tags

Download: Chilkat .NET Assemblies

By default, the Chilkat HTML to XML conversion component removes all text formatting tags. This includes tags for bold, italics, underline, etc. The DropTextFormattingTags method causes text formatting tags to be dropped. The UndropTextFormattingTags method causes them to be kept. This example shows the output XML when text formatting tags are dropped.

Chilkat.HtmlToXml h = new Chilkat.HtmlToXml();
h.UnlockComponent("Any string begins a 30-day trial");
h.DropTextFormattingTags();

h.Html = "<html><body><p>This is <b>simple</b> HTML.<br>This is on the 2nd line.</body></html>";
textBox1.Text = h.ToXml();

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The output for this program is shown below.  The br tag is considered a text formatting tag.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<root>
<html>
<body>
<p>
<text>This is  simple HTML. This is on the 2nd line.</text>
</p>
</body>
</html>
</root>

Important: The download for this example does not contain the ChilkatDotNet.dll which
must be downloaded and installed separately at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads.asp.
Once installed, add a reference to the DLL in the project by following the instructions at
http://www.example-code.com/vbdotnet/step2.asp