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==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
 
Function to wrap a string to a given line width  
 
Function to wrap a string to a given line width  
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==Description==
 
==Description==
The WORDWRAP() function wraps the character string <expC1> to a given line width.  The line width defaults to 80 characters if not specified in the optional <expN>.
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The WORDWRAP() function wraps the character string <expC1> to a given line width.  The line width defaults to 80 characters if not specified in the optional <expN>.  An alternative line break character may be specified in <expC2>.  By default, words longer than the line width are not wrapped.  To wrap them, the optional <expL> should be set to true (.T.).
  
  
 
==Example==
 
==Example==
 
<code lang="recital">
 
<code lang="recital">
 
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open database southwind
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use customers
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echo wordwrap(companyname,20,"<br>\n",.T.)
 
</code>
 
</code>
  
  
 
==Products==
 
==Products==
Recital Server, Recital  
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Recital Server, Recital, Recital Web
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
[[Category:String Data]]
 
[[Category:String Data]]
 
[[Category:String Data Functions]]
 
[[Category:String Data Functions]]

Latest revision as of 12:14, 13 January 2010

Purpose

Function to wrap a string to a given line width


Syntax

WORDWRAP(<expC1> [, <expN> [, <expC2> [, <expL>]]])


See Also

BOLD(), CENTER(), LPAD(), REVERSE(), RPAD(), UNDERLINE()


Description

The WORDWRAP() function wraps the character string <expC1> to a given line width. The line width defaults to 80 characters if not specified in the optional <expN>. An alternative line break character may be specified in <expC2>. By default, words longer than the line width are not wrapped. To wrap them, the optional <expL> should be set to true (.T.).


Example

open database southwind
use customers
echo wordwrap(companyname,20,"<br>\n",.T.)


Products

Recital Server, Recital, Recital Web