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In a recent answer on a recent question there was code written within a spoiler. I edited the post a bit to format the markdown better, but I ended up with something that just looks... horrible...

How can code be written within a spoiler in posts?

What I ended up with was:

>! `somefunction`<br>
>! &nbsp;&nbsp;`indented line`<br>
>! &nbsp;&nbsp;`another indented line`<br>
>! &nbsp;&nbsp;`return something`<br>
>! `end`

This shows as:

somefunction
indented line
another indented line
return something
end

but I find that the markdown to accomplish that is really ugly.

asked Jul 9, 2015 at 23:18
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  • \$\begingroup\$ spoiler markdown is one of these beasts... \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 9, 2015 at 23:19
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    \$\begingroup\$ Suddenly I get the feeling this might end up as a bug, or feature-request, or a duplicate of some post on MSE... \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 9, 2015 at 23:23
  • \$\begingroup\$ meta.stackexchange.com/a/166004/148099 \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 10, 2015 at 5:46
  • \$\begingroup\$ meta.stackexchange.com/q/217779/148099 \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 10, 2015 at 5:46
  • \$\begingroup\$ Why are we posting code inside spoilers? \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 11, 2015 at 22:34
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    \$\begingroup\$ @nhgrif code-review teaches to fish, it does not give fish, giving a fish inside spoiler tags may help future visitors though. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 9:45
  • \$\begingroup\$ You can teach to fish without giving the fish and without using the spoiler. I find spoiler sections highly unnecessary and inappropriate on Code Review. Likely, I'd downvote most posts I see with spoiler sections. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 11:47
  • \$\begingroup\$ @nhgrif Whether or not to use code inside spoilers is a bit of a different question. This question is focusing on how to do it for those who might want to do it. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 11:49
  • \$\begingroup\$ That's why I haven't posted an answer... \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 11:51

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Welp. This is the best solution I came up with. If you're okay with using <pre>, then this is probably the best.

>! <pre>
>! if(solution.SolutionBad == "possibly") {
>! print "Code in spoilers!";
>! }
>! </pre>

Output:

 if(solution.SolutionBad == "possibly") {
 print "Code in spoilers!";
 }

If you put the closing </pre> on the last line of code, that will remove one extra blank line at the end.

>! <pre>
>! if(solution.SolutionBad == "possibly") {
>! print "Code in spoilers!";
>! } </pre>

Output:

 if(solution.SolutionBad == "possibly") {
 print "Code in spoilers!";
 }

janos
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answered Jul 10, 2015 at 22:35
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