note 43874 added to function.nl2br

From: Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 00:26:39 +0000
Subject: note 43874 added to function.nl2br
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To remove the whitespace at the end of lines, as well as change all different types of newlines to \n: $input = ereg_replace(" *\r\n| *\n| *\r)", "\n", $input); ------------ THEN: To limit the number of newlines in a user's input, you can do this (modify for your situation): #Reduces >2 newlines down to 2 newlines (Allows for "paragraphs"): $input = ereg_replace("\n\n+", "\n\n", $input); ------------ THEN: Don't forget to format the spaces that can mess with your system! #Gets rid of extra spaces... do whatever suits your needs: $input = ereg_replace("( +)", ' ', $input); ... and so on... ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.nl2br.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+43874 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+43874&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+43874&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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