Are there any existing PHP functions or libraries that can handle word wrapping while ignoring HTML tags?

When dealing with text that includes HTML tags, it can be challenging to properly word wrap the content without breaking the tags. One way to solve this issue is to strip the HTML tags before applying word wrapping, then reinsert the tags after the wrapping is complete. This can be achieved using PHP functions like `strip_tags()` to remove the tags, `wordwrap()` to wrap the text, and string manipulation functions to reinsert the tags. 

function wordWrapWithHtmlTags($text, $width) {
    // Strip HTML tags from the text
    $textWithoutTags = strip_tags($text);
    
    // Word wrap the text without tags
    $wrappedText = wordwrap($textWithoutTags, $width, "\n", true);
    
    // Reinsert the HTML tags into the wrapped text
    $finalText = '';
    $tagOpen = false;
    $tag = '';
    
    for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($text); $i++) {
        if ($text[$i] == '<') {
            $tagOpen = true;
            $tag .= $text[$i];
        } elseif ($text[$i] == '>') {
            $tagOpen = false;
            $tag .= $text[$i];
            $finalText .= $tag;
            $tag = '';
        }
        
        if (!$tagOpen) {
            $finalText .= $wrappedText[0];
            $wrappedText = substr($wrappedText, 1);
        }
    }
    
    return $finalText;
}

// Example usage
$text = "<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>";
$width = 20;
$wrappedText = wordWrapWithHtmlTags($text, $width);
echo $wrappedText;

Keywords

PHP word wrapping HTML tags functions libraries

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