PHP: nl2br() function
PHP: Inserts HTML line breaks before all newlines in a string
The nl2br() function is used to insert HTML line breaks ('<br />') before all newlines (\n) in a string.
Version:
(PHP 4 and above)
Syntax:
nl2br(input_string)
Parameter:
| Name | Description | Required / Optional |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_string | The input string | Required | String |
| is_xhtml | Whether XHTML compatible line breaks will be used or not. | Optional | Boolean |
Return value:
Returns the altered string.
Value Type: String.
Pictorial Presentation
Example:
<?php
echo nl2br("w3resource \n. \ncom");
?>
Output:
w3resource . com
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See also
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