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PHP - Regex to remove bad <TAGs>

Hi again,

in the (before) example of code below, notice that:

- the 2nd SPAN tag isnt closed
- the 2nd A link tag ist closed

what Regex code would I use to make:

--------
BEFORE
--------
<td>
<a href="http://www.aaaaa.com">AAAAA</a>
</td>
<td>
<a href="http://www.bbbbb.com">
</td>
<td>
<a href="http://www.ccccc.com">CCCCC</a>
</td>

--------
AFTER
--------
<td>
<a href="http://www.aaaaa.com">AAAAA</a>
</td>
<td>
<a href="http://www.ccccc.com">CCCCC</a>
</td>

so basically - I'd like a Regex that will remove any <TAGs> that do not have a matching closing <TAG> due to poorly written HTML.

Thx again,
D-

jax0

ASKER

note - I know how to match n remove:

<td>

</td>

from my example above... What I need is a Regex that can remove "any" unclosed <TAGs> in any given webpage - whether its an unclosed
, <td>, <table>, <title> etc...

thx..

kaufmed

I'm not sure RegEx is going to be the best method for this. For example, given the following:

<a href="http://www.aaaaa.com"><a href="http://www.bbbbb.com"></a>

how do you know whether the closing </a> is for the first link or the second. This is an arbitrary example, but I hope you see my point.

jax0

ASKER

hmmm, well I didn't think you could "nest" an within another .. So this would be my first "red flag"...

jax0

ASKER

oooh, sorry kaufmed, now I see what your saying.. ok, instead of "removing" the unclosed , is it possible to "add" the missing instead?

thx

kaufmed

Would you add it immediately after the opening tag?

jax0

ASKER

yes

thx..

jax0