How to replace HTML tags using regular expressions (opens in new tab)

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2 pointskolo3214y ago2 comments

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Sorry, but I don't get this. If I want to switch tags in the source HTML then I would use Find/replace in my IDE or text editor. If I want to do something interesting with HTML tags live in the client browser then I would probably use the jQuery resources.

Maybe this is just some sort of demo of regular expressions - in which case it is mis-posted to HN.

switz14y ago

It feels very unnatural using regex to traverse HTML, however this seems like a somewhat decent solution. I doubt I'll be using it anytime soon, though.

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