wordWrap
Wraps a string to a given number of characters using a string break character.
- Use
String.prototype.replace()
and a regular expression to insert a given break character at the nearest whitespace ofmax
characters. - Omit the third argument,
br
, to use the default value of'\n'
.
const wordWrap = (str, max, br = '\n') => str.replace(
new RegExp(`(?![^\\n]{1,${max}}$)([^\\n]{1,${max}})\\s`, 'g'), '$1' + br
);
wordWrap(
'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce tempus.',
32
);
// 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\nconsectetur adipiscing elit.\nFusce tempus.'
wordWrap(
'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce tempus.',
32,
'\r\n'
);
// 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\r\nconsectetur adipiscing elit.\r\nFusce tempus.'