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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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