How to fix texts that got from wikipedia in C#

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hello, i created a program that get data from wikipedia and show me in the text box. the problem is that it show the data with the code . for ex : when i type iron man it show me the data like this

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<p><b>Iron Man</b> (<b>Anthony Edward</b> "<b>Tony</b>" <b>Stark</b>) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books

- but it should show me like this :

Iron Man (Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books

. how to fix this issue ? or is there any option to use those codes ( to show bold characters in text box ) and create the text exactly like wikipedia in c# form ?

[edit]Code block added - OriginalGriff[/edit]

What I have tried:

i couldn't find a way to fix it.

Posted 10-Feb-17 0:11am

brandon1999

Updated 10-Feb-17 0:38am

OriginalGriff

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F-ES Sitecore 10-Feb-17 6:25am

Google "c# strip html from text" for sample code.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-10T00:38:00

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Try looking at some of the links here: get text from html string c# - Google Search[^] - it's been covered a lot of times!

Posted 10-Feb-17 0:38am

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brandon1999 10-Feb-17 6:43am

thank u so much.

OriginalGriff 10-Feb-17 6:54am

You are welcome!

brandon1999 10-Feb-17 6:58am

just one more question - how can i filter # ? cuz there is some sentences like fictional superhero #39 ( i want to filter - remove #39 )

OriginalGriff 10-Feb-17 7:03am

I doubt if you can in practice: Wikipedia is a collaborative writing venture, and there is no one fixed way to present information to the user.
Since you are effectively scraping the page, unless the data has a common (and rigidly adhered to) layout and content standard then you pretty much have to take it all or risk losing the info the user is looking for. And wiki does not have that, or even close!
When you add in that wiki articles can be modified by anyone, and many, many times a day it's not a process that lends itself well to automation!

brandon1999 10-Feb-17 7:10am

ok, thank u for everything. u r awesome man. if u can, give me some id or email, i wan't to ask u some questions sometimes.