split html text in 2 paragraphs

Question

hi i have a html text like this:

aaa dafjsld dslajfk òsal asfòljd <a href="ciao.com">aa aa</a> adsfsadfsadfs

i want to split it in 2 paragraphs. but i don't want to generate this situation:

<p>aaa dafjsld dslajfk òsal asfòljd <a href="ciao.com">aa</p><p> aa</a> adsfsadfsadfs</p>

how can i check if the split involves any tags and avoid it?

thanks

Answer 1

You could use simple_format for this, assuming your text is formatted correctly. Your link text should end inside the paragraph, not on the next one, so I've modified it slightly:

 aaa dafjsld dslajfk òsal asfòljd <a href='ciao.com'>aa</a>

 aa adsfsadfsadfs

This will output:

<p>aaa dafjsld dslajfk òsal asfòljd <a href='ciao.com'>aa</a></p><p>aa adsfsadfsadfs</p> or something to that effect if you pass it to simple_format.

Answer 2

Without knowing more about the problem, the most general solution will probably involve Hpricot or REXML. That'll make sure that any nested tags are handled correctly. You can walk the node list and decide where to create paragraphs.