PHP: Wraps a string to a given number of characters

string wordwrap ( string $str [, int $width [, string $break [, bool $cut ]]] )

Wraps a string to a given number of characters using a string break character.

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).

Returns the given string wrapped at the specified column.

Version Description

4.0.3 The optional cut parameter was added.

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.

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