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PHP: nl2br() function

Description

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

php-string-nl2br()

Example: 

<?php
echo nl2br("w3resource \n. \ncom");
?>

Output:

w3resource
.
com

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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PHP: Tips of the Day

In PHP, there are two versions of logical AND and OR operators.

Operator True if
$a and $b Both $a and $b are true
$a && $b Both $a and $b are true
$a or $b Either $a or $b is true
$a || $b Either $a or $b is true

Note that the && and || opererators have higher precedence than and and or. See table below:

Evaluation Result of $e Evaluated as
$e = false || true True $e = (false || true)
$e = false or true False ($e = false) or true

Because of this it's safer to use && and || instead of and and or.