wordwrap
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5)
wordwrap -- Wraps a string to a given number of characters
Description
string
wordwrap ( string str [, int width [, string break [, bool cut]]] )
Wraps a string to a given number of characters using a string break
character.
Parameters
str
The input string.
width
The column width. Defaults to 75.
break
The line is broken using the optional
break parameter. Defaults to
'\n'.
cut
If the cut is set to TRUE, the string is
always wrapped at the specified width. So if you have a word that
is larger than the given width, it is broken apart. (See second
example).
Return Values
Returns the given string wrapped at the specified column.
Examples
Example 1. wordwrap() example
<?php
$text = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.";
$newtext = wordwrap($text, 20, "<br />\n");
echo $newtext;
?>
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The above example will output: The quick brown fox<br />
jumped over the lazy<br />
dog. |
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Example 2. wordwrap() example
<?php
$text = "A very long woooooooooooord.";
$newtext = wordwrap($text, 8, "\n", true);
echo "$newtext\n";
?>
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The above example will output: A very
long
wooooooo
ooooord. |
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