editing columns - hide html code?

Hopefully a simple question.

I have a fully working table using data tables and jeditable :-)

I have one slight issue. One of my columns has a hyperlink in it, so when I click on a cell in that column I get the HTML code and the value.
Is there anyway to hide the HTML code and only show the value ?

<td><tr><a href="test.php?a=<?php echo $var ?>"><?php echo $var ?></a></tr></td>

Clicking on this cell will show the a href and the value.

Thanks