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format_paragraph

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format_paragraph(text, len = 72, indent = 2) public

Returns text wrapped at len columns and indented indent spaces.

my_text = 'Here is a sample text with more than 40 characters'

format_paragraph(my_text, 25, 4)
# => "    Here is a sample text with\n    more than 40 characters"

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# File actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/mail_helper.rb, line 41
    def format_paragraph(text, len = 72, indent = 2)
      sentences = [[]]

      text.split.each do |word|
        if sentences.first.present? && (sentences.last + [word]).join(' ').length > len
          sentences << [word]
        else
          sentences.last << word
        end
      end

      indentation = " " * indent
      sentences.map! { |sentence|
        "#{indentation}#{sentence.join(' ')}"
      }.join "\n"
    end

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