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PHP nl2br() Function

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 Complete PHP String Reference
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Definition and Usage
The nl2br() function inserts HTML line breaks (
) in front of each newline (\n) in a string.

Syntax
nl2br(string)  

Parameter Description
string Required. Specifies the string to check


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Tips and Notes
Note: Before PHP 4.0.5, the nl2br() function inserted
. After PHP 4.0.5 it inserts the XHTML compliant
.


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Example
echo nl2br("One line.\nAnother line.");
?>  

The output of the code above will be:

One line.
Another line.  

The HTML source code will look like this:

One line.

Another line.