Core Function WordWrap

WordWrap( <str>, <width>, <break>, <cut> )

Description

Wraps a string to a given number of characters.

Parameters

str

The input string.

width

The number of characters at which the string will be wrapped.

If 0 then it will wrap at every individual word.

break

Optional; The line is broken using this string.

Default: "\n"

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).

Default: false

Return Value

Success: Returns the given string wrapped at the specified length.

Failure: Returns empty string.

Remarks

None.

Example

$text = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.";
$newtext = wordwrap($text, 20, "<br />\n");
 
echo $newtext;

$text = "A very long woooooooooooord.";
$newtext = wordwrap($text, 8, "\n", true);
 
echo "$newtext\n";