jQuery is about 40 times SLOWER, please do not use jQuery for that simple task.
function htmlToPlaintext(text) {
return text ? String(text).replace(/<[^>]+>/gm, '') : '';
}
usage :
var plain_text = htmlToPlaintext( your_html );
With angular.js :
angular.module('myApp.filters', []).
filter('htmlToPlaintext', function() {
return function(text) {
return text ? String(text).replace(/<[^>]+>/gm, '') : '';
};
}
);
use :
<div>{{myText | htmlToPlaintext}}</div>