From: "W. James" <w_a_x_man@...>
Date: 2009-12-26T12:25:08+09:00
Subject: Re: [ask]How to remove HTML part of a text

Darmanto Lie wrote:

> i'm using Hpricot to parsing html and my output is:
> 
> Gr����e: 37 - 54<br><a href="#" onclick="javascript:mass =
> window.open('/nutzwert/masstabellen.html','Masstabelle','status=no,too
> lbar=no,scrollbars=yes,location=no,menu=no,width=800,height=600')">Ma&
> szlig;tabelle</a>
> 
> does anyone knows how to get the string "Gr����e: 37 - 54" and remove
> the rest of that string ?
> 
> thanks

"Gradhbbee: 37 - 54<br>"[ /^(.*?)</, 1 ]
    ==>"Gradhbbee: 37 - 54"
"Gradhbbee: 37 - 54<br>"[ /^(.*?)(?=<)/]
    ==>"Gradhbbee: 37 - 54"
"Gradhbbee: 37 - 54<br>"[ /^[^<]*/]
    ==>"Gradhbbee: 37 - 54"

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