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exchange line break to <br /> tag
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newline_to_br.br
# line break exchange to <br />
def newline_to_br(text)
text = html_escape(text.to_s)
text.gsub!(/\r\n?/, "\n")
text.gsub!(/\n\n+/, "\n")
text.gsub!(/([^\n]\n)(?=[^\n])/, '\1<br />')
end
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