Text¶

autoLinkEmails¶

autoLinkEmails(string $text, array $htmlOptions=array())

Adds links to the well-formed email addresses in $text, according to any options defined in $htmlOptions (see HtmlHelper::link()).

$my_text = 'For more information regarding our world-famous pastries and desserts, contact [email protected]';
$linked_text = $this->Text->autoLinkEmails($my_text);

Output:

For more information regarding our world-famous pastries and desserts,
contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]">info@example.com</a>

autoLinkUrls¶

autoLinkUrls(string $text, array $htmlOptions=array())

Same as in autoLinkEmails(), only this method searches for strings that start with https, http, ftp, or nntp and links them appropriately.

autoLink¶

autoLink(string $text, array $htmlOptions=array())

Performs the functionality in both autoLinkUrls() and autoLinkEmails() on the supplied $text. All URLs and emails are linked appropriately given the supplied $htmlOptions.

excerpt¶

excerpt(string $haystack, string $needle, int $radius=100, string $ending="...")

Extracts an excerpt from $haystack surrounding the $needle with a number of characters on each side determined by $radius, and suffixed with $ending. This method is especially handy for search results. The query string or keywords can be shown within the resulting document.

echo $this->Text->excerpt($last_paragraph, 'method', 50);

Output:

mined by $radius, and suffixed with $ending. This method is especially handy for
search results. The query...

highlight¶

highlight(string $haystack, string $needle, array $options = array() )

Highlights $needle in $haystack using the $options['format'] string specified or a default string.

Options

• “format” - string The piece of html with that the phrase will be highlighted

• “html” - bool If true, will ignore any HTML tags, ensuring that only the correct text is highlighted

echo $this->Text->highlight($last_sentence, 'using',array('format'=>'<span class="highlight">\1</span>');

Output:

Highlights $needle in $haystack <span class="highlight">using</span>
the $options['format'] string specified  or a default string.

stripLinks¶

stripLinks($text)

Strips the supplied $text of any HTML links.

toList¶

toList(array $list, $and='and', $separator=', ')

Creates a comma-separated list where the last two items are joined with ‘and’.

echo $this->Text->toList($colors);

Output:

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

truncate¶

truncate(string $text, int $length=100, array $options)

Cuts a string to the $length and adds a suffix with 'ending' if the text is longer than $length. If 'exact' is passed as false, the truncation will occur after the next word ending. If 'html' is passed as true, html tags will be respected and will not be cut off.

$options is used to pass all extra parameters, and has the following possible keys by default, all of which are optional:

array(
    'ending' => '...',
    'exact' => true,
    'html' => false
)

echo $this->Text->truncate(
    'The killer crept forward and tripped on the rug.',
    22,
    array(
        'ending' => '...',
        'exact' => false
    )
);

Output:

The killer crept...

trim¶

trim()

An alias for truncate.