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LeafLabs Garden » Topic: How Is Code Illustrated Using the Backtick Character? http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=658 A place to share, learn, and grow... en-US Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:23:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://forums.leaflabs.com/search.php StephenFromNYC on "How Is Code Illustrated Using the Backtick Character?" http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=658#post-3692 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:24:19 +0000 StephenFromNYC 3692@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ Very puzzling. After my last post, I was able to see the "simulated" null character. I agree I no longer see the simulated null characters where they were before. Let me try it again on the next line sandwiched between [ and ]: [<code>\0</code>] I see the null character. I just logged out, returned to the forums of the home page, and viewed this topic again. I see the null char. I do not know how or when it disappears. In the near future I will use gbulmer's suggestion, and I will put a comment where the viewer should correct the code. gbulmer on "How Is Code Illustrated Using the Backtick Character?" http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=658#post-3689 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:16:58 +0000 gbulmer 3689@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ StephenFromNYC - I don't see the character with the value 0 The best I have found is backtick single-quote backslash letter-Oh single-quote backtick <code>'\O'</code> (rubbish, but at least a place holder) StephenFromNYC on "How Is Code Illustrated Using the Backtick Character?" http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=658#post-3684 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:50:57 +0000 StephenFromNYC 3684@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ Hello- How is the backtick character used in posts to indicate code and how is this different from the code markup tag? In a recent post mbolivar reported success using the backtick. <a href="http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=639#post-3663" rel="nofollow">http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=639#post-3663</a> However, in my recent post about a possible bug in SerialUSB.read() I was not able to get a null character (backslash zero) to appear in my post. I will try it again here: On the next line I will put (ignoring spaces) the "characters" for backtick backslash zero backtick: <code></code> Let's see what appears. When I viewed the post the line was empty, and when I then I tried to edit the post I saw only the two backticks (no backslash zero). On the next line I will put (ignoring spaces) the "characters" for backslash zero sanwiched between opening and closing code markup tags ("lessthan"code"greaterthan" backslash zero "lessthan"/code"greaterthan": <code></code> Let's see what appears. Same result. When I viewed the post the line was empty, and when I then I tried to edit the post I saw only the two backticks (no backslash zero). In my original post about SerialUSB.read() I tried to double up the backslashes (which works in C with printf strings, but that did not work. Let me try it again. On the next line I will put (ignoring spaces) the "characters" for backtick backslash backslash zero backtick: <code>\</code> Let's see what happens. All I see is a single backslash. One last attempt: On the next line I will put (ignoring spaces) the "characters" for backtick backslash backslash zero zero backtick: <code></code> Let's see what happens. Success! Is there an easier way to show the backslash zero null character? Thanks! Stephen from NYC