Wraps a string to a given number of characters using a string break character. Test wordwrap online.
string wordwrap ( string $str [, int $width = 75 [, string $break = "\n" [, bool $cut = false ]]] )
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wordwrap — Wraps a string to a given number of characters
$string
, int $width
= 75
, string $break
= "\n"
, bool $cut_long_words
= false
) : string
Wraps a string to a given number of characters using a string break character.
string
The input string.
width
The number of characters at which the string will be wrapped.
break
The line is broken using the optional
break
parameter.
cut_long_words
If the cut_long_words
is set to true
, the string is
always wrapped at or before the specified width
. So if you have
a word that is larger than the given width, it is broken apart.
(See second example). When false
the function does not split the word
even if the width
is smaller than the word width.
Returns the given string wrapped at the specified length.
Example #1 wordwrap() example
<?php
$text = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.";
$newtext = wordwrap($text, 20, "<br />\n");
echo $newtext;
?>
The above example will output:
The quick brown fox<br /> jumped over the lazy<br /> dog.
Example #2 wordwrap() example
<?php
$text = "A very long woooooooooooord.";
$newtext = wordwrap($text, 8, "\n", true);
echo "$newtext\n";
?>
The above example will output:
A very long wooooooo ooooord.
Example #3 wordwrap() example
<?php
$text = "A very long woooooooooooooooooord. and something";
$newtext = wordwrap($text, 8, "\n", false);
echo "$newtext\n";
?>
The above example will output:
A very long woooooooooooooooooord. and something
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