# File lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb, line 252 def simple_format(text, html_options={}, options={}) text = text ? text.to_str : '' text = text.dup if text.frozen? start_tag = tag('p', html_options, true) text.gsub!(/\r\n?/, "\n") # \r\n and \r -> \n text.gsub!(/\n\n+/, "</p>\n\n#{start_tag}") # 2+ newline -> paragraph text.gsub!(/([^\n]\n)(?=[^\n])/, '\1<br />') # 1 newline -> br text.insert 0, start_tag text.concat("</p>") text = sanitize(text) unless options[:sanitize] == false text end