(Node.js) Convert HTML to Plain Text

Demonstrates how to convert HTML to plain text.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOSX, and ARM

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var h2t = new chilkat.HtmlToText();

    var html = h2t.ReadFileToString("c:/temp/test.html","utf-8");
    if (h2t.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(h2t.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var plainText = h2t.ToText(html);
    if (h2t.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(h2t.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(plainText);

}

chilkatExample();