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Asked: 2026-05-11T22:40:58+00:00

I have a big problem. I want to extract text from html table that

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I have a big problem. I want to extract text from html table that contains input tags, raw text, link tags etc. and display in a new window clean html table with only text.

SAMPLE INPUT

<TABLE id="test">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD>TEXT 1</TD>
<TD><a href="/questions">TEXT 2</a></TD>
<TD><input  type="text" value="TEXT 3" ></TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>

magic things(script) happen(parse) here(this)

OUTPUT

<TABLE  id="test">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD>TEXT 1</TD>
<TD>TEXT 2</TD>
<TD>TEXT 3</TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>

I searched almost everywhere and i cannot get it to work.
I need this functionality for copy paste.

Any Help.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Thank you @artlung

    Based on your sample i prepared complete solution
    (copy paste to html file)

    And im asking for reviewing this, maybe it can be done better?

    Complete problem:

    1.Transform HTML table with inputs,anchor, text to new CLEAN Html table with only text

    2.Create new window and transfer prepared Table

    SOLUTION:

    <html>
<head>
<title>TEST HTML table with inputs , anchor to text </title>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
var tmp = '';

$('table tbody tr').each(function () {   //iterate tr
tmp += '<tr>';  
$(this ).find('td').each(function () {  //iterate td
    tmp += '<td>';
    tmp += $(this).text();
    $(this).find('input').each(function () {
            tmp += $(this).val() ;
        tmp += '</td>'; 
    });
});
tmp += '</tr>'; 
});


$("#demo_button").click(function(e) {
myWindow=window.open('','MyNewWindow','width=500,height=300,left=200,top=100');
myWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>CTRL+C to copy</title></head><body><table><tbody>'  + tmp +  '</tbody></table></body></html>');
myWindow.document.close();
myWindow.focus(); 
});

});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<input type="button" id="demo_button" value="Click Me to open window with clean HTML TABLE prepared for copy"/>

<br/>This is HTML TABLE:
<TABLE id="test">
<TBODY>
<TR> <TD><b>TEXT 1</b></TD> <TD><a href="#">TEXT 2</a></TD> <TD><input  type="text" value="TEXT 3" ></TD> </TR>
<TR> <TD><span>TEXT 1.1</span></TD> <TD><a href="#">TEXT 2.1</a></TD> <TD><input  type="text" value="TEXT 3.1" ></TD> </TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>

</div>
</body>
</html>
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