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| <h1>Text Helper</h1> | |
| <p>The Text Helper file contains functions that assist in working with text.</p> | |
| <h2>Loading this Helper</h2> | |
| <p>This helper is loaded using the following code:</p> | |
| <code>$this->load->helper('text');</code> | |
| <p>The following functions are available:</p> | |
| <h2>word_limiter()</h2> | |
| <p>Truncates a string to the number of <strong>words</strong> specified. Example:</p> | |
| <code> | |
| $string = "Here is a nice text string consisting of eleven words.";<br /> | |
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| $string = word_limiter($string, 4);<br /><br /> | |
| // Returns: Here is a nice… | |
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| <p>The third parameter is an optional suffix added to the string. By default it add an ellipsis.</p> | |
| <h2>character_limiter()</h2> | |
| <p>Truncates a string to the number of <strong>characters</strong> specified. It maintains the integrity | |
| of words so the character count may be slightly more or less then what you specify. Example:</p> | |
| <code> | |
| $string = "Here is a nice text string consisting of eleven words.";<br /> | |
| <br /> | |
| $string = character_limiter($string, 20);<br /><br /> | |
| // Returns: Here is a nice text string… | |
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| <p>The third parameter is an optional suffix added to the string. By default it add an ellipsis.</p> | |
| <h2>ascii_to_entities()</h2> | |
| <p>Converts ASCII values to character entities, including high ASCII and MS Word characters that can cause problems when used in a web page, | |
| so that they can be shown consistently regardless of browser settings or stored reliably in a database. | |
| There is some dependence on your server's supported character sets, so it may not be 100% reliable in all cases, but for the most | |
| part it should correctly identify characters outside the normal range (like accented characters). Example:</p> | |
| <code>$string = ascii_to_entities($string);</code> | |
| <h2>entities_to_ascii()</h2> | |
| <p>This function does the opposite of the previous one; it turns character entities back into ASCII.</p> | |
| <h2>word_censor()</h2> | |
| <p>Enables you to censor words within a text string. The first parameter will contain the original string. The | |
| second will contain an array of words which you disallow. The third (optional) parameter can contain a replacement value | |
| for the words. If not specified they are replaced with pound signs: ####. Example:</p> | |
| <code> | |
| $disallowed = array('darn', 'shucks', 'golly', 'phooey');<br /> | |
| <br /> | |
| $string = word_censor($string, $disallowed, 'Beep!');</code> | |
| <h2>highlight_code()</h2> | |
| <p>Colorizes a string of code (PHP, HTML, etc.). Example:</p> | |
| <code>$string = highlight_code($string);</code> | |
| <p>The function uses PHP's highlight_string() function, so the colors used are the ones specified in your php.ini file.</p> | |
| <h2>highlight_phrase()</h2> | |
| <p>Will highlight a phrase within a text string. The first parameter will contain the original string, the second will | |
| contain the phrase you wish to highlight. The third and fourth parameters will contain the opening/closing HTML tags | |
| you would like the phrase wrapped in. Example:</p> | |
| <code> | |
| $string = "Here is a nice text string about nothing in particular.";<br /> | |
| <br /> | |
| $string = highlight_phrase($string, "nice text", '<span style="color:#990000">', '</span>'); | |
| </code> | |
| <p>The above text returns:</p> | |
| <p>Here is a <span style="color:#990000">nice text</span> string about nothing in particular.</p> | |
| <h2>word_wrap()</h2> | |
| <p>Wraps text at the specified <strong>character</strong> count while maintaining complete words. Example:</p> | |
| <code>$string = "Here is a simple string of text that will help us demonstrate this function.";<br /> | |
| <br /> | |
| echo word_wrap($string, 25);<br /> | |
| <br /> | |
| // Would produce:<br /> | |
| <br /> | |
| Here is a simple string<br /> | |
| of text that will help<br /> | |
| us demonstrate this<br /> | |
| function</code> | |
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