remove html tags from a string using jquery

stackoverflow example: //SOURCE: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8692423/remove-html-tags-from-a-string-using-jquery

JavaScript

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    // load string as object, wrapped in an outer container to use for search context
    var o = $("<div>The email address you entered is already a CEB Club member. Please <span>login</span> using this account instead.  If you forgot your password, please click <span>here</span>.</div>");

    // sets the context to only look within o; otherwise, this will return all P tags
    //  var tags = $("SPAN", o);
    var tags = o.find('SPAN')

    tags.each(function(){
        var tag = $(this); // get a jQuery object for the tag
        // do something with the contents of the tag
        alert(tag.text());
    });
    
    //SOURCE: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8692423/remove-html-tags-from-a-string-using-jquery
});