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TOC entry for heading with Mathjax is not rendered correctly
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### Is this a hackmd.io issue?
- [X] Yes, the bug happens on https://hackmd.io
- [ ] No. If it's a self-hosted CodiMD instance, please fire up the issue in the repo of CodiMD: https://github.com/hackmdio/codimd
### What's the problem
TOC entry is not rendered correctly when Mathjax is used in the heading.
This issue is the reported previously (#277) two years ago with no response.
#### Current behaviour
TOC entry for heading with Mathjax is rendered with leftover HTML, causing it to be gibberish.
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Provide steps to reproduce:
1. Create new note
2. Add heading with Mathjax, e.g. `# $\alpha$`
3. Check the TOC sidebar / add `[TOC]`
4. See error
note link: https://hackmd.io/jCBMbG6UQpm-rdRR0pq_4w?both
#### Expected behaviour
Either:
- Mathjax is rendered correctly in TOC entry, or,
- Text version of the heading is used instead in TOC (e.g. using `textContent`, which is already been used in the `title` attribute of the TOC entry)
#### Environment
I use HackMD on:
**Desktop**
- OS: Windows 11
- Browser: firefox
- Browser Version: 116.0.2
#### Additional context
Judging by the code in codimd, the `getHeaderContent()` function in `public/js/extra.js` returns the `innerHTML` of the rendered `HTMLHeadingElement` with simple trimming, which is probably the cause of the problem.
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