# Wrap

Wraps a string at the specified limit, breaking at the last space within the limit.

## Method Signature

```
Wrap(string=[string], limit=[integer], strip=[boolean])
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Type      | Required | Description                                                                       | Default |
| -------- | --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `string` | `string`  | `true`   | The string to wrap.                                                               |         |
| `limit`  | `integer` | `true`   | The character limit at which to wrap the string.                                  |         |
| `strip`  | `boolean` | `false`  | If true, replaces all line endings with spaces before wrapping. Default is false. | `false` |

## Examples

### Script Syntax

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrTs0rSc1LTlWwVVAKycgsVgCiRIXiksS8lMSiFIViqLSekjVXeVFiQUFqSjBCB0hEA65GR8FcQROkLLMk1b%2B0pKC0REMBXQ9QHgDmUSdM)

```java
sentence = "This is a standard sentence.";
wrappedSentence = wrap( sentence, 7 );
writeOutput( wrappedSentence );

```

Result: This is a standar d senten ce.

### Tag Syntax

```java
<bx:set sentence = "This is a standard sentence." >
<bx:set wrappedSentence = wrap( sentence, 7 ) >
<bx:output>#wrappedSentence#</bx:output>
```

Result: This is a standar d senten ce.

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxFjksLwjAQhO%2F%2BiiEHacEXXn2AV8GrV0nbNVnYJiFZLf33tnrwNMyDj5EY3KNo5uBwgrlA2HldDzQLujHYnluUNnPSeSM2uJd1hGfMUE%2B43m%2BTWgUF2wiVb5ht4g4dvUli6iko4hOF%2ByQEjfATXEaUmDwX5dYqdRiogU1JZssxlI05LKj1sYI5pkxngyWGCVxB%2Fp9X2O9QT405bn%2Bj%2BrD4AN3XSNI%3D)

```java
long_string = "A light-weight dynamic scripting language for the JVM that enables the rapid development of simple to highly sophisticated web applications.";
echo( "<pre>" & wrap( long_string, 20 ) & "</pre>" );

```

## Related

* [Ascii](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/ascii)
* [CamelCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/camelcase)
* [Char](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/char)
* [CharsetDecode](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/charsetdecode)
* [CharsetEncode](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/charsetencode)
* [Compare](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/compare)
* [CompareNoCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/comparenocase)
* [Find](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/find)
* [FindNoCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/findnocase)
* [FindOneOf](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/findoneof)
* [Insert](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/insert)
* [JSStringFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/jsstringformat)
* [Justify](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/justify)
* [KebabCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/kebabcase)
* [LCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/lcase)
* [Left](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/left)
* [ListReduce](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/listreduce)
* [LJustify](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/ljustify)
* [LTrim](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/ltrim)
* [Mid](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/mid)
* [ParagraphFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/paragraphformat)
* [PascalCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/pascalcase)
* [QueryStringToStruct](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/querystringtostruct)
* [ReEscape](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/reescape)
* [ReFind](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/refind)
* [reFindNoCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/refindnocase)
* [ReMatch](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rematch)
* [reMatchNoCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rematchnocase)
* [RemoveChars](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/removechars)
* [RepeatString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/repeatstring)
* [Replace](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/replace)
* [ReplaceList](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/replacelist)
* [ReplaceListNoCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/replacelistnocase)
* [ReplaceNoCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/replacenocase)
* [ReReplace](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rereplace)
* [reReplaceNoCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rereplacenocase)
* [Reverse](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/reverse)
* [Right](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/right)
* [RJustify](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rjustify)
* [RTrim](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rtrim)
* [Slugify](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/slugify)
* [SnakeCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/snakecase)
* [SpanExcluding](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/spanexcluding)
* [SpanIncluding](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/spanincluding)
* [SQLPrettify](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/sqlprettify)
* [StringBind](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringbind)
* [StringEach](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringeach)
* [StringEvery](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringevery)
* [StringFilter](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringfilter)
* [StringMap](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringmap)
* [StringReduce](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringreduce)
* [StringReduceRight](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringreduceright)
* [StringSome](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringsome)
* [StringSort](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringsort)
* [StripCR](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stripcr)
* [Trim](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/trim)
* [TrueFalseFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/truefalseformat)
* [UCase](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/ucase)
* [UCFirst](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/ucfirst)
* [Val](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/val)
* [YesNoFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/yesnoformat)


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