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Remove all the HTML tags and display a plain text only inside (in case XML is not well formed)

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19 Dec 2010CPOL 19.8K   2   7
How about loading it into an XmlDocument and getting the InnerText? (Provided the HTML is well-formed XML, of course.)
How about loading it into an XmlDocument and getting the InnerText? (Provided the HTML is well-formed XML, of course.)

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GeneralReason for my vote of 5 nice alternate Pin
Sandesh M Patil23-Dec-10 6:02
Sandesh M Patil23-Dec-10 6:02 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Thanks for posting alternate suggest... Pin
rp_suman20-Dec-10 6:52
rp_suman20-Dec-10 6:52 
GeneralI never knew about such a think. thanks for sharing it. Take... Pin
Hiren solanki20-Dec-10 3:37
Hiren solanki20-Dec-10 3:37 
GeneralYou didn't read it and try it, did you? System.Xml.XmlDocum... Pin
PIEBALDconsult20-Dec-10 2:11
mvePIEBALDconsult20-Dec-10 2:11 
GeneralI am not quite sure with your trick PIEBALS if XML contains ... Pin
Hiren solanki19-Dec-10 22:07
Hiren solanki19-Dec-10 22:07 
GeneralHow XmlDocument load HTML? Pin
Venkatesh Mookkan19-Dec-10 22:04
Venkatesh Mookkan19-Dec-10 22:04 
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Hiren solanki17-Dec-10 2:37
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