isHtml

The isHtml function checks if a string contains HTML markup. It uses a regular expression to detect the presence of HTML tags in a string. The verification is case-insensitive and detects both opening and closing tags.

Import

import { isHtml } from "@arkyn/shared";

Parameters

str (string): The string to be verified.

Returns

(boolean): true if the string contains HTML markup, false otherwise.

Examples

typescript

isHtml("<p>Hello world</p>"); // true
isHtml("<div>Content</div>"); // true
isHtml("Plain text"); // false
isHtml("Text with <b>bold</b>"); // true
isHtml(""); // false

Usage

This function is useful for:

Validating user input that should or should not contain HTML
Determining whether content needs HTML sanitization
Conditional rendering based on content type
Security checks before processing string content

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