Class: String

Inherits:
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Defined in:
lib/filigree/string.rb

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#segment(indent, max_length = 80) ⇒ Object

Chop up the string into multiple lines so that no line is longer than the specified number of characters.

Parameters:

  • indent (Fixnum) —

    Indentation to put before each line; it is assumed that this indentation is already present for the first line

  • max_length (Fixnum) (defaults to: 80) —

    Maximum length per line



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# File 'lib/filigree/string.rb', line 25

def segment(indent, max_length = 80)
	lines = Array.new
	
	words = self.split(/\s/)
	line  = words.shift
	
	line_length = indent + line.length
	
	words.each do |word|
		new_length = line_length + 1 + word.length
		
		if new_length < max_length
			line       += " #{word}"
			line_length = new_length
			
		else
			lines << line
			
			line        = word
			line_length = indent + word.length
		end
	end
	
	lines << line unless line.empty?
	
	lines.join("\n" + (' ' * indent))
end