Displaying XML code of Android Layout removes '' tag to &lt

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  iamkevinchris · Member · Aug 31, 2015 at 11:48 am

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  I want to display XML contents in my blog but I’m facing this issue like whenever I use space or XML code it automatically converts to alternative contents. I’m using wordpress.com.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  sfarley85 · Member · Aug 31, 2015 at 1:51 pm

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  Hello iamkevinchris,

  Try using the instructions found on this page: https://en.support.wordpress.com/code/posting-source-code/.

  Specifically, try wrapping the XML in:

  [code language="xml"]
  your code here
  [/code]

  If this doesn’t work or wasn’t what you were looking for let me know.

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  iamkevinchris · Member · Aug 31, 2015 at 2:11 pm

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  No I already tried this it’s not working. < is replaced by &lt.

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  sfarley85 · Member · Sep 1, 2015 at 3:08 am

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  Hmm, can you perhaps post the code you are attempting to display? And just to make sure I understand you’re trying to include this XML in a post correct?

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  iamkevinchris · Member · Sep 1, 2015 at 5:09 am

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  <RelativeLayout xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android”
  xmlns:tools=”http://schemas.android.com/tools”
  android:layout_width=”match_parent”
  android:layout_height=”match_parent”
  android:paddingBottom=”@dimen/activity_vertical_margin”
  android:paddingLeft=”@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin”
  android:paddingRight=”@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin”
  android:paddingTop=”@dimen/activity_vertical_margin”
  tools:context=”idoandroid.contentprovidersample.Main2Activity”>

  <TextView
  android:layout_width=”wrap_content”
  android:layout_height=”wrap_content”
  android:text=”@string/hello_world” />

  </RelativeLayout>

  This is what I’m trying to post. Its an activity layout xml file.

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  iamkevinchris · Member · Sep 1, 2015 at 5:13 am

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  It is displaying properly in the blog. but later if i try to add any space or aligning them cause these problem same thing happens for java code also. I try to align the code by giving spaces but later the java code block spaces were turned into &nsbp; I this is the case how can I align the code?

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  sfarley85 · Member · Sep 1, 2015 at 9:16 am

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  Just to make sure, you’re putting this in the visual editor correct:

  [code language="xml"]
  
  <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent"
  android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
  android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
  android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
  android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
  tools:context="idoandroid.contentprovidersample.Main2Activity">
  
  <TextView
  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="@string/hello_world" />
  
  </RelativeLayout>
  
  [/code]

  Specifically, have you defined the code language as “xml”? The only way I’m able to replicate this is if the code language is defined as “html.” If it’s defined correctly I can add all the spaces I want and everything displays fine. There’s something in your post that is being interpreted as encoded HTML, hence the entities.

  If it all double checks as I displayed there, can you provide a link to the post in question? On your blog I’m only seeing the home page.