Php nl2br
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PHP function nl2br
This function inserts HTML line breaks before all newlines in a string. All newlines (\r\n, \n\r, \n and \r).
Syntax nl2br
- string: string input.
- is_xhtml: set to true for XHTML compatible line breaks or not
nl2br(string,is_xhtml);
Example 1
<?php $str ="I will\n He will\n She will\n do it"; echo nl2br($str); ?>
Output
I will<br /> He will<br /> She will<br /> do it
Example 2
<?php $str ="I'm last\r She's last\r He's last"; echo nl2br($str); ?>
Output
I'm last<br /> She's last<br /> He's last
Example 3: get file content and apply the nl2br function
- Get file content from a file and display them to the page.
3.txt file
------------------------
I go to school with you
She works all day today
Lost all the opportunity
Give all my hope to you
<?php
$file_content = file_get_contents('3.txt');
echo nl2br($file_content);
?>
Output
I go to school with you<br /> She works all day today<br /> Lost all the opportunity<br /> Give all my hope to you<br />
Example 4: set the is_xhtml parameter value to false
<?php $str ="She loves it\nHe needs it"; echo nl2br($str,false); ?>
Output
She loves it<br> He needs it
