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Using "<" and ">" as normal text when using Markup with a Text Box

MathStatChem — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 22:04:44 GMT

Is there a way to display "<" and/or ">" as normal text in a Text Box. For example, the script below gives an error, it is interpreting the < and > characters as parts of an HTML tag.

names default to here(1);
string = "the value is <b> <<a </b>, but <i> > b </i>";
new window("test",
	text box(string, <<Markup(1))
)

What I want to display in the text box is

the value is <<a, but > b

Re: Using "<" and ">" as normal text when using Markup with a Text Box

jthi — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:10:15 GMT

Maybe escaping with "<" with < could work?

names default to here(1);
string = "the value is <b> &lt;&lt;a </b>, but <i> > b </i>";
new window("test",
	text box(string, <<Markup(1))
)

And > for >

Re: Using "<" and ">" as normal text when using Markup with a Text Box

MathStatChem — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:58:28 GMT

That's it! I tried using &lt and &gt, but without the semicolon after.