I've got a WordPress blog on WordPress.com. When posting something I'm including some sample Java code in the <code tags, is there any way I can have this formatted better? Such as syntax highlighting and line numbers etc?
An example of what I have is here, even though I have the code tags it doesnt seem to make it any more readable than normal text
Am I limited in choices as I've gone for the free option?
wordpress.com supports code syntax-highliting. You can read all about it here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/posting-source-code/
for your specific example use:
[sourcecode language="java"]
package com.jameselsey.domain;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import com.google.android.maps.GeoPoint;
import android.app.Application;
/**
* This is a global POJO that we attach data to which we
* want to use across the application
* @author James Elsey
*
*/
public class GlobalState extends Application
{
private String testMe;
public String getTestMe() {
return testMe;
}
public void setTestMe(String testMe) {
this.testMe = testMe;
}
}
[/sourcecode]
Yes you can. It's [code] *your code here* [/code] and you can even hint the language: [code lang="php"]<?php echo 'test'; ?>[/code].
This is the method I prefer (quick to write). There seem to be other ways as the following resource explains: Support: Code » Posting Source Code (wordpress.com)