WireTextTools::collapse() method

Collapse string to plain text that all exists on a single long line without destroying words/punctuation.

Usage

// basic usage
$string = $wireTextTools->collapse(string $str);

// usage with all arguments
$string = $wireTextTools->collapse(string $str, array $options = []);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
strstring

String to collapse

options (optional)array
  • stripTags (bool): Strip markup tags? (default=true)
  • keepTags (array): Array of tag names to keep, if stripTags==true. (default=[])
  • collapseLinesWith (string): String to collapse newlines with. (default=' ')
  • linksToUrls (bool): Convert links to "(url)" rather than removing entirely? (default=false) Since 3.0.132
  • endBlocksWith (string): Character or string to insert to identify paragraph/header separation (default='')
  • convertEntities (bool): Convert entity-encoded characters to text? (default=true)

Return value

string


WireTextTools methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

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