Kristen Mills kristenmills
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/ split.rb
Created
November 28, 2012 17:10
Splits a string into lines so that the number characters in a line is less than or equal to a specified length. Individual words will only be split if the word itself has more characters than can fit on a line.
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| def split string, length | |
| split = Array.new | |
| if string.length > length #if the string needs to be split | |
| string_words = string.split(" ") | |
| line = "" | |
| string_words.each do |x| | |
| if x.length > length #if the word needs to be split | |
| #add the start of the word onto the first line (even if it has already started) | |
| while line.length < length | |
| line += x[0] |