strip html

[MAWarGod]

<script type="text/javascript">
            $('document').ready(function(){
                var url = '<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>';
                var timestamp = 0;
                var interval = 5000;
                var first = true;
                $('#formChatForm').bind('submit', function(e){
                    e.preventDefault();
                    $.post(url,$(this).serialize() + '&action=writeChatData', function(d){update();},'json');
                    if(first && $('input[name="chatPerson"]').val() != ""){
                        $('input[name="chatPerson"]').replaceWith($('<span>'+ $('input[name="chatPerson"]').val() + '</span>'));
                    }
                    return false;
                });
                var update = function(){
                    $.post(url, 'action=getChatData&timestamp='+timestamp, function(d){
                            timestamp = d.timestamp;
                            $('#chatTable').prepend(d.chatText);
                    }, 'json');
                }
                var timer = setInterval(update, interval);
                update();
            });
        </script>

hello I was wondering if there is a way to strip the html from

                   if(first && $('input[name="chatPerson"]').val() != ""){
                        $('input[name="chatPerson"]').replaceWith($('<span>'+ $('input[name="chatPerson"]').val() + '</span>'));

thanks in advance


MA WarGod

I believe if someone can think it, it can be programmed