Converting Line Breaks : preg_replace « String « PHP






  1. PHP
  2. String
  3. preg_replace

Converting Line Breaks

 
<?php
function line_break_set($subject, $type) {

    switch ($type) {
        case 'mac':
            $ending = '\r';
            break;
        case 'pc':
            $ending = '\r\n';
            break;
        default:
            $ending = '\n';
    }

    return preg_replace('/\r\n|\n\r|\n|\r/', $ending, $subject);
}

$str = "Multiple\rtypes of\n\rline breaks\r\nhave been placed
within this string\n\nSee?";

$mac = line_break_set($str, 'mac');
$unix = line_break_set($str, 'unix');
$pc = line_break_set($str, 'pc');

echo '<pre>mac = ', addcslashes($mac, "\n\r"), "\npc = ",
    addcslashes($pc, "\n\r"), "\nunix = ",
    addcslashes($unix, "\n\r"), '</pre>';
?>








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