Re^2: how to strip XML into Plain Text file

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... <img alt="Next >>" src="../next_button.jpg" />*Boom*

And this is why you use a real parser, not just a regex . . .

Update: Just to clarify the above is a pathological case and if you're reasonably sure that it probably won't occur then go ahead and use the simple s///; but be aware that it's not bulletproof and know where to find the right tool when the sledgehammer doesn't cut it any more.

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Re^3: how to strip XML into Plain Text file by BUU (Prior) on Jan 26, 2005 at 07:55 UTC
Since we're being pedantic about it, is '>' actually allowed inside attribute values in XML?	[reply]
Re^4: how to strip XML into Plain Text file by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Jan 26, 2005 at 15:49 UTC
Yes. Only < is not. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re^4: how to strip XML into Plain Text file by Fletch (Bishop) on Jan 26, 2005 at 14:35 UTC
`xmllint` doesn't gripe about it: `freebie:~ 677> cat foo.xml + 9:34:27 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf8" ?> <testing> <img alt="Next >>" src="../next_button.jpg" /> </testing> freebie:~ 678> xmllint --noout foo.xml + 9:34:29 freebie:~ 679> + 9:34:35` [download]	[reply] [d/l]

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