Get HTML tags from string with regex

Question

I want to get html tag from the string.

I have tried this regex:

"<[\r\n ]*/?[\r\n ]*(.*?)[\r\n ]*/?[\r\n ]*>"

But it is also giving me:

< / table />

I don't want such wrong tags.

Regex is wrong tool for working with structutes like html, xml, etc. Use HtmlAgilityPack for parsing html. — Leri
– Leri, Commented Sep 2, 2013 at 8:37
There are quite a lot of "how do I parse html with regex" questions, the general suggestion is to avoid doing that at all and use Html Agility Pack (htmlagilitypack.codeplex.com) — Paolo Tedesco
– Paolo Tedesco, Commented Sep 2, 2013 at 8:37
Using Regex carefully and limitedly in just some certain HTML patterns would be OK. — King King
– King King, Commented Sep 2, 2013 at 8:40
@I4V I feel like I should start flagging such questions as duplicates of the one you linked. ;P — MBender
– MBender, Commented Sep 2, 2013 at 8:57

Erik Kaplun · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-02 09:06:40Z

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Try </?[^>/]*>|<[^>/]*/> or </?[^>/]+>|<[^>/]+/>. Google is your friend as well.

answered Sep 2, 2013 at 8:37

Erik Kaplun

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From question: But it is also giving me: < / table /> I don't want such wrong tags.

I've amended my answer to accommodate for the issue pointed out, @I4V.

What about this valid html? <html><body><img src='#' /></body></html>

@ErikAllik : It is not giving me <img src='#' /> tag

@ErikAllik Or better, as mentioned in comments: HtmlAgilityPack.

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