(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5)
wordwrap — Wraps a string to a given number of characters
$str
[, int $width = 75
[, string $break = "\n"
[, bool $cut = false
]]] )Wraps a string to a given number of characters using a string break character.
strThe input string.
widthThe number of characters at which the string will be wrapped.
break
The line is broken using the optional
break parameter.
cut
If the cut 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).
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.