Opened 3 years ago
Last modified 3 years ago
#51040 new feature request
How about having a native BR to Newline method, i.e. br2nl
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Milestone: | Awaiting Review | Priority: | normal |
Severity: | normal | Version: | |
Component: | Formatting | Keywords: | 2nd-opinion |
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Description
Is there a specific reason that WordPress does not have yet (?) a function to convert Line break (<Br />
) to Newline (\n
)?
This is useful for textarea
fields.
One of the use cases could be a multiline address used as metadata in the user profile.
In the textarea
user enters like:
Building name <Return> Street address <Return> Postal code. Country name
When saved we usually convert all line breaks into HTML line breaks for easier rendering in the front-end. We do this using nl2br
method. So in the database, the above becomes:
Building name <br /> Street address <br /> Postal code. Country name
However, when the above information is populated in edit mode, it comes up like
Building name <br /> Street address <br /> Postal code. Country name.
A br2nl
method will make life much easier.
<?php /** * @param string $input_string * Converts HTML line break (<br />) into newline character (\n) * * @return null|string|string[] * Since 5.5 */ function br2nl( $input_string ) { return preg_replace('/<br\s?\/?>/ius', "\n", str_replace( "\n", "", str_replace( "\r", "", htmlspecialchars_decode( $input_string ) ) ) ); }
Change History (3)
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3 years ago
- Component changed from General to Formatting
- Type changed from enhancement to feature request
- Version 5.5 deleted
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3 years ago
Thank you @johnbillion for taking immediate action and removing the link :)
Replying to johnbillion:
@subrataemfluence This was a spam comment.
What's happening here?! I request the concerned team take necessary action ikmmediately, please.
Replying to techunz:
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