How to insert sample XML code in Stack Overflow? [duplicate]

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How do I format my code blocks? (1 answer)

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I am trying to ask a question which contains sample XML code but I can't paste sample XML code in the question. How it can be done?

Answer 1

Note that if your XML doesn't get recognized despite the code block, you can add

<!-- language: lang-xml -->

before the code block. This has been elaborated in this page and further in here.

Feature was added in 2011 so I realize it was not available at the time the question and the other answers were placed.

• mikołak: In the interest of someone stumbling into this problem in the future, here's an example how to use it (revision 4).
• ROMANIA_engineer: It worked using a shorter version: <!-- language: xml -->.

Answer 2

You need to paste your XML, and then highlight the lines in question, and press on the "code" button ({ } on the editor toolbar).

The code button

This will nicely format and syntax highlight your code and/or XML.

• it3xl: You can't even imagine but this doesn't work for my XML :)

Answer 3

XML is still a language so use the regular code button (its the icon with binary on it) otherwise use http://pastebin.com to post the code and then past the link here.

Not that hard

• ben is uǝq backwards: Please post sample XML in the question; not on a separate site.