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  1. /**
  2.  * Returns string with newline formatting converted into HTML paragraphs.
  3.  *
  4.  * @author Michael Tomasello <[email protected]>
  5.  * @copyright Copyright (c) 2007, Michael Tomasello
  6.  * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.html BSD License
  7.  * 
  8.  * @param string $string String to be formatted.
  9.  * @param boolean $line_breaks When true, single-line line-breaks will be converted to HTML break tags.
  10.  * @param boolean $xml When true, an XML self-closing tag will be applied to break tags (<br />).
  11.  * @return string
  12.  */
  13. function nl2p($string, $line_breaks = true, $xml = true)
  14. {
  15.     // Remove existing HTML formatting to avoid double-wrapping things
  16.     $string = str_replace(array('<p>', '</p>', '<br>', '<br />'), '', $string);
  17.  
  18.     // It is conceivable that people might still want single line-breaks
  19.     // without breaking into a new paragraph.
  20.     if ($line_breaks == true)
  21.         return '<p>'.preg_replace(array("/([\n]{2,})/i", "/([^>])\n([^<])/i"), array("</p>\n<p>", '<br'.($xml == true ? ' /' : '').'>'), trim($string)).'</p>';
  22.     else 
  23.         return '<p>'.preg_replace("/([\n]{1,})/i", "</p>\n<p>", trim($string)).'</p>';
  24. }

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