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simpleFormat()

Returns formatted text using HTML break tags () and HTML paragraph elements (

) based on the newline characters and carriage returns in the text that is passed in.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
text	string	Yes		The text to format.
wrap	boolean	No	true	Set to `true` to wrap the result in a paragraph HTML element.
encode	boolean	No	true	When set to `true`, encodes tag content, attribute values, and URLs so that Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attacks can be prevented. Set to `attributes` to only encode attribute values and not tag content.

<!--- How most of your calls will look. --->
#simpleFormat(post.bodyText)#

<!--- Demonstrates what output looks like with specific data. --->
<cfsavecontent variable="comment">
	I love this post!

	Here's why:
	* Short
	* Succinct
	* Awesome
</cfsavecontent>
#simpleFormat(comment)#

<!---
	<p>I love this post!</p>

	<p>Here's why:<br>
	* Short<br>
	* Succinct<br>
	* Awesome</p>
--->