# HtmlParse()
parse the given HTML (not only XHTML) as XML Object, work similar to [XmlParse()](xmlparse.md), but this function is very forgiving with the syntax.
You can then use [XmlSearch()](xmlsearch.md) to query to xml object
```
HtmlParse( html=string, caseSensitive=boolean );
```
**Returns:** xml
# Arguments
| Argument | Type | Required | Description | Default |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|---------|
| html | string | Yes | A string or a variable that contains one, with HTML to be parsed *Alias: string, text* | |
| caseSensitive | boolean | No | Maintains the case of document elements and attributes | |
# Examples
```cfml
content = "HI Hello
!!!";
writeDump(htmlParse(content));
writeoutput(htmlParse('aaa
bbb'));
```
# Categories
[HTML](../../categories/html.md), [Parsing](../../categories/parsing.md)
# See Also
[XmlParse()](xmlparse.md), [XmlSearch()](xmlsearch.md)