JavaScript function to convert New Line characters to HTML Line Break tags.
/**
* Convert newline characters to HTML line break tags (ES6+)
*
* @param {String} text
* @param {Boolean} isXhtml Whether or not to self-close the tag.
* @return {String}
*/
function nl2br(text, isXhtml) {
const tag = isXhtml || typeof isXhtml === "undefined" ? "<br />" : "<br>";
return `${text}`.replace(/([^>\r\n]?)(\r\n|\n\r|\r|\n)/g, `$1${tag}$2`);
}
/**
* Convert newline characters to HTML line break tags (ES5)
*
* @param {String} text
* @param {Boolean} isXhtml Whether or not to self-close the tag.
* @return {String}
*/
function nl2br(text, isXhtml) {
var tag = isXhtml || typeof isXhtml === "undefined" ? "<br />" : "<br>";
return ("" + text).replace(/([^>\r\n]?)(\r\n|\n\r|\r|\n)/g, "$1" + tag + "$2");
}