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kevinkhan · 11-25-2012, 04:52 PM

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

PHP Code:


			
$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

PHP Code:


			
$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.

PHP Code:


			
$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.

11-25-2012, 04:52 PM	PM User \| #1
kevinkhan Regular Coder Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 350 Thanks: 75 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	function to split a description into lines of 68 chars long Im just wondering if anyone can help me out. Iv been trying to figure this out all day. I have these variables PHP Code: `$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 $venue"; I want to display the description over 3 or 4 lines in a pdf file like this PHP Code: `$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', $line5, '', 1, 1, true, 'L', true);` I want to wrap the description to a next line after every 68 characters but only want to wrap after completed words Can anyone help me create a function to split the desicprtion into 3 or 4 lines so far I have this code which I know is along the lines that I want. PHP Code: `$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. Last edited by kevinkhan; 11-25-2012 at 05:00 PM..