[RESOLVED] replacing text in HTML-encoded paragraph

**wengang** · Jul 12th, 2005, 10:33 PM

Hi all.

I am trying to do a simple text replace for a paragraph of text that is HTML-encoded.

So, the first method is to simply use Replace(). That fails because the text is HTML-encoded. So in this example:

Middle class families' income is
much higher than the average level in Sichuan province. In 2003, the average income of middle
class families reached 76,000 RMB, 3.65 times the average families' income of
20,850 RMB.  

If I try to replace the word income with income
it will be okay. But if I try to replace the word 'class' with class,
it will crash the data, replacing the HTML class too. So this method doesn't work.

2nd method. I moved the Replace function into Javascript. Then I put the article text into a TD. I tried to use obj.innerText to do the replace on, but for some reason it did not do the replace. When I switched to .innerHTML, it works, but with the same problem.

I need to distinguish what is <html> and what isn't .

OK. I guess I see what has to be done now. (Just came to me). I need to use a regular expression to split the text into <dfsd> and non <dfds>. Then I do the replace on all non <edfds> and then join it back together. Right?

Or do you have a better way?

Thanks
Wengang

**wengang** · Jul 13th, 2005, 01:41 AM

ok this problem has evolved into a different problem. i"ll repost

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