Parse an HTML string with JS

Question

I searched for a solution but nothing was relevant, so here is my problem:

I want to parse a string which contains HTML text. I want to do it in JavaScript.

Answer 1

The following function parseHTML will return either :

• a Document when your file starts with a doctype.

• a DocumentFragment when your file doesn't start with a doctype.

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The code :

function parseHTML(markup) {
    if (markup.toLowerCase().trim().indexOf('

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How to use :

var links = parseHTML('Link 1Link 2').getElementsByTagName('a');