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wordwrap() function in PHP

The wordwrap() function in PHP wraps a string into new lines when it reaches a specific length.

Syntax

wordwrap(str,width,break,cut)

Parameters

  • str − The specified string

  • width − The maximum line width. The default is 75

  • break − The characters to use as break. The default is "\n"

  • cut − If set to TRUE, the string is always wrapped at or before the specified width

Return

The wordwrap() function returns the string broken into lines on success, or FALSE on failure.

Example

The following is an example −

<?php
   $str = "Java is a programming language developed by James Gosling in 1994.";
   $res = wordwrap($str, 15, "<br />\n");
   echo $res;
?>

Output

The following is the output −

Java is a<br />
programming<br />
language<br />
developed by<br />
James Gosling<br />
in 1994.