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[kevinkhan]

Im just wondering if anyone can help me out. Iv been trying to figure this out all day.
I have these variables

$booking['occasion']
$booking['date']
$booking['venue']

and I want to make a description out of them like this.

$description = "Deposit for supplying a DJ for an $occasion on the
$date in the $venue";

I want to display the description over 3 or 4 lines in a pdf file like this

$pdf->writeHTMLCell(139, 5, '20', '125', $line1, '', 1, 1, true, 'L', true);
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(139, 5, '25', '125', $line2, '', 1, 1, true, 'L', true);
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(139, 5, '30', '125', $line3, '', 1, 1, true, 'L', true);
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(139, 5, '35', '125', $line4, '', 1, 1, true, 'L', true);
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(139, 5, '40', '125', $line5, '', 1, 1, true, 'L', true);

I want to wrap the description to a next line after every 68 characters but only want to wrap after completed words

Can anyone help me create a function to split the desicprtion into 3 or 4 lines so far I have this code which I know is along the lines that I want.

$description = "Deposit for suppling a DJ and Equipment for a $occasion on the
$date in $venue";
$decriptionLength = strlen($description);
if($decriptionLength <= 68){
    $line1 = $description;    
}
elseif($decriptionLength > 68)
{
    $line1 = substr($description, 0, 68);
    $line2 = substr($description, 68, 136);
}

This code will wrap the text even in the middle of a word so I don’t want this.
I know this might be a lot to ask but if anyone can come up with some code I would be greatly appreciated.

[Pikachu2000]

wordwrap() with the last parameter set to TRUE.

[Barand]

This code will wrap the text even in the middle of a word so I don’t want this.

wordwrap() with last parameter set to false.

TRUE will split words.

[Pikachu2000]

Right, but only if the word is over 68 characters, otherwise it splits on preceding spaces. The way I interpreted it the OP wanted to split on spaces where possible, but avoid exceeding 68 chars in any case. Maybe not, though.

[Barand]

Right now I can't think of a 68 character word (even "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" - google it)

[Pikachu2000]

Well, I seem to remember that town. In Wales, isn't it?

[Barand]

Full marks!
http://llanfairpwllg...es/llandad4.wav

[Pikachu2000]

Makes me want to run off and buy some leeks . . .