Re: How to split a string based on length or word boundary

in reply to How to split a string based on length or word boundary

As long as your text doesn't contain any single words longer than your width:

$s = 'A really long  string that I want to add to the awesome menu sys
+tem';;

print "| $_ |" for map substr( $_ . ' 'x16, 0, 16 ), $s =~ m[(.{1,16})
+\s+]g;;
| A really long    |
| string that I    |
| want to add to   |
| the awesome menu |
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