Preserved Topic: How to show code (Page 1 of 1)

I'm writing up some stuff, and need to show the actual HTML code on the page.

This will be in a nested table.

The <CODE> tag won't work, neither will the (and number60) HTML TAGS HERE(and number62) method.

Is it something with the nested table?

The formatting of the table itself is controlled in the style sheet.

Do I need to add a class selector?


Thanks!


[This message has been edited by heddaLettis (edited 01-19-2001).]

try it like this:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript"><BR>
document.write("<FONT COLOR='RED'>This Is Red Text</FONT>")<BR>
</SCRIPT>

for the <> use ampersandLT; or ampersandGT;

[This message has been edited by Boudga (edited 01-19-2001).]

Use & l t ; (no spaces) which equals <

&amp;

Use & g t ; (no spaces) which equals >

That javascript will just show "This is red text" in red, right?

That's not what I want to do. I want to show the actual <H1><TABLE><BR> tags themselves.

Normally I use the <CODE> tag, but no-go this time.

Gotta be something with the nested table. Or maybe a selector, but I've tried that.

yeah! What F1-Error said....

basically replace the <> with their HTML code names...

You guys are too fast for me!

Thanks!

If you visit http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/primers/jsp/hgjsp_1.html you will see code displayed on that page and if you view the source you'll see how it was coded to be able to show the code instead of running the code.

OK I tried F1's example, and did this:

<TR><TD>& l t ;<TABLE>& g t ; (no spaces)

and Whammo! my page was all messed up!

Shouldn't it just display the <TABLE> tag without it doing anything untoward to my page?

I don't get it.

don't use the literal <> if you're wanting to display the tags... use & l t ; table & g t ; (obviously no spaces)

leave out your < and > use & l t ; (with no spaces) and place a space between your opening and closing & g t ;

example: & l t ;TR& g t ; & l t ;TD& g t ; & l t ;TABLE& g t ; will look like <TR> <TD> <TABLE>

oh yeah and no spaces... LOL

Man am I stupid. I gotta stop smoking pot, or I gotta start smoking cigarettes again. Ever since I stopped I've got eraser head.

Know what I was doing wrong?

I was adding the brackets to the tags along with the ampersands!

Where's my smokes?

give this man a purple pill and quick!

Yeah, like Boudga said, No Spaces.

OK, This is bugging the heck out of me. Watch this!

&amp;lt;

No spaces! And it's not magic. Here's how it's done. Instead of using an actual &, use "&amp;amp;" So the above is actually typed as &amp;amp;lt; - and *that* was actually typed as &amp;amp;amp;lt; - and *that* was typed as &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; ... you get the idea.

So just use the &amp;amp; thing instead of spaces, ok?

heheh, No Spaces, Down with spaces.

Why didn't I think of that? I mean, I know it. I just didn't think of it.

dammit, I wanted to say that, I guess I need to cancel all social engagements so I can be more on top of my forum threads... *sigh*

wow I need more purple pills...

<xmp>bla bla bla</xmp>

<purple pill> <b>SWALLOW</b></purple pill>