# Oneline:strip\_tags

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oneline-strip-tags/179256>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 20, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oneline-strip-tags/179256 "2009-11-20T15:34:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![haoqi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@haoqi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/haoqi)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oneline-strip-tags/179256/1 "2009-11-20T15:34:01Z")

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text=strip\_tags(html)

can you just using oneline ruby code define the strip\_tags methods?  
def strip\_tags(html)  
//oneline here  
end

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**Author:** ![haoqi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@haoqi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/haoqi)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oneline-strip-tags/179256/2 "2009-11-20T16:07:31Z")

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2009/11/20 Haoqi H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> text=strip\_tags(html)
> 
> can you just using oneline ruby code define the strip\_tags methods?

Would that be good enough ?

def strip\_tags(html)  
return html.gsub(/\<.\*?\>/)  
end

Cheers,