Index: lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/model/SurveyQuestion.java
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diff -u -r66bda55b4291ff10c230b0ab5227dab5fa058a8a -rfc1ed3a50e6d6a3120d37c2d94b069d70d138a08
--- lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/model/SurveyQuestion.java	(.../SurveyQuestion.java)	(revision 66bda55b4291ff10c230b0ab5227dab5fa058a8a)
+++ lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/model/SurveyQuestion.java	(.../SurveyQuestion.java)	(revision fc1ed3a50e6d6a3120d37c2d94b069d70d138a08)
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Cache;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.CacheConcurrencyStrategy;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.survey.util.SurveyWebUtils;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.WebUtil;
 
 /**
  * @author Dapeng Ni
@@ -216,9 +217,7 @@
 
     /** Set the short title from the current description but strip HTML and shorten to SHORT_TITLE_LENGTH characters. */
     public void updateShortTitleFromDescription() {
-	// strip all images first in case they are base64 otherwise the next step causes a stack overflow
-	// then strip out any other HTML tags
-	String newInput = SurveyWebUtils.removeHTMLTags(this.description);
+	String newInput = WebUtil.removeHTMLtags(this.description);
 	this.shortTitle = StringUtils.abbreviate(newInput, SHORT_TITLE_LENGTH);
     }
 }
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Index: lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/util/SurveyWebUtils.java
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diff -u -r7475d08afc280b5e2e5ddf04e8bf35e3166aaf80 -rfc1ed3a50e6d6a3120d37c2d94b069d70d138a08
--- lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/util/SurveyWebUtils.java	(.../SurveyWebUtils.java)	(revision 7475d08afc280b5e2e5ddf04e8bf35e3166aaf80)
+++ lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/util/SurveyWebUtils.java	(.../SurveyWebUtils.java)	(revision fc1ed3a50e6d6a3120d37c2d94b069d70d138a08)
@@ -69,12 +69,4 @@
 
 	return choiceList.split("&");
     }
-
-    /** Remove the html tags from the input string. Used for authoring, learning, monitoring and export! */
-    public static String removeHTMLTags(String input) {
-	// strip all images first in case they are base64 otherwise the next step causes a stack overflow
-	// then strip out any other HTML tags
-	return input.replaceAll("<img.*>", "").replaceAll("<(.|\n)*?>", "").replaceAll("&nbsp;", " ")
-		.replaceAll("[\r\n][\r\n]+", "\n");
-    }
 }
Index: lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/web/controller/MonitoringController.java
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diff -u -r52a6369ce66a2ea70d38bfa2e627dfcde6354b10 -rfc1ed3a50e6d6a3120d37c2d94b069d70d138a08
--- lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/web/controller/MonitoringController.java	(.../MonitoringController.java)	(revision 52a6369ce66a2ea70d38bfa2e627dfcde6354b10)
+++ lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/web/controller/MonitoringController.java	(.../MonitoringController.java)	(revision fc1ed3a50e6d6a3120d37c2d94b069d70d138a08)
@@ -266,13 +266,13 @@
 	    // survey title
 	    row = sheet.createRow(idx++);
 	    cell = row.createCell(0);
-	    cell.setCellValue(SurveyWebUtils.removeHTMLTags(survey.getTitle()));
+	    cell.setCellValue(WebUtil.removeHTMLtags(survey.getTitle()));
 
 	    // survey instruction
 	    row = sheet.createRow(idx++);
 	    cell = row.createCell(0);
 	    cell.setCellValue(
-		    ExcelUtil.ensureCorrectCellLength(SurveyWebUtils.removeHTMLTags(survey.getInstructions())));
+		    ExcelUtil.ensureCorrectCellLength(WebUtil.removeHTMLtags(survey.getInstructions())));
 
 	    // display 2 empty row
 	    row = sheet.createRow(idx++);
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
 	    cell = row.createCell(0);
 	    cell.setCellValue(messageService.getMessage(MonitoringController.MSG_LABEL_SESSION_NAME));
 	    cell = row.createCell(1);
-	    cell.setCellValue(SurveyWebUtils.removeHTMLTags(session.getSessionName()));
+	    cell.setCellValue(WebUtil.removeHTMLtags(session.getSessionName()));
 
 	    // begin to display question and its answers
 	    Set<Entry<SurveyQuestion, List<AnswerDTO>>> questionEntries = map.entrySet();
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 		cell.setCellValue(
 			messageService.getMessage(MonitoringController.MSG_LABEL_QUESTION) + " " + questionIdx);
 		cell = row.createCell(1);
-		cell.setCellValue(SurveyWebUtils.removeHTMLTags(question.getDescription()));
+		cell.setCellValue(WebUtil.removeHTMLtags(question.getDescription()));
 
 		// display options content
 		Set<SurveyOption> options = question.getOptions();
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 		    cell.setCellValue(SurveyConstants.OPTION_SHORT_HEADER + optionIdx);
 		    cell = row.createCell(1);
 		    cell.setCellValue(
-			    ExcelUtil.ensureCorrectCellLength(SurveyWebUtils.removeHTMLTags(option.getDescription())));
+			    ExcelUtil.ensureCorrectCellLength(WebUtil.removeHTMLtags(option.getDescription())));
 		}
 		if (question.isAppendText() || question.getType() == SurveyConstants.QUESTION_TYPE_TEXT_ENTRY) {
 		    optionIdx++;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 			cell = row.createCell(++cellIdx);
 			if (answer.getAnswer() != null) {
 			    cell.setCellValue(ExcelUtil.ensureCorrectCellLength(
-				    SurveyWebUtils.removeHTMLTags(answer.getAnswer().getAnswerText())));
+				    WebUtil.removeHTMLtags(answer.getAnswer().getAnswerText())));
 			}
 		    }