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hebrev

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hebrevConvert logical Hebrew text to visual text

Description

hebrev(string $string, int $max_chars_per_line = 0): string

Converts logical Hebrew text to visual text.

The function tries to avoid breaking words.

Parameters

string

A Hebrew input string.

max_chars_per_line

This optional parameter indicates maximum number of characters per line that will be returned.

Return Values

Returns the visual string.

See Also

  • hebrevc() - Convert logical Hebrew text to visual text with newline conversion

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tinko
19 years ago
From my experience in using hebrev text in HTML, I prefer using

<html dir="rtl" lang="he">

over mentioned PHP functions. It works perfectly with IE 6 ... needs some tweaking in Mozilla though.

I found this site http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/web/tips/align.html useful.
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