The format directive is supplied by the [[!iki plugins/format desc=format]]
plugin.
The directive allows formatting a chunk of text using any available page
format. It takes two parameters. First is the type of format to use,
ie the extension that would be used for a standalone file of this type.
Second is the text to format.
For example, this will embed an otl outline inside a page using mdwn or
some other format:
\[[!format otl """
foo
1
2
bar
3
4
"""]]
Note that if the [[!iki plugins/highlight desc=highlight]] plugin is enabled, this directive can also be
used to display syntax highlighted code. Many languages and formats are
supported. For example:
\[[!format perl """
print "hello, world\n";
"""]]
format can also be used to format entire source files and display them on a page. Simply put an [[inline]] directive with the raw attribute set inside a format. This can be useful if you want to both serve the file raw, as well as show it syntax highlighted on a page. An example:
\[[!format python """
[[!inline pages="program.py" raw="yes"]]
"""]]
\[[View raw file|program.py]]
[[!meta robots="noindex, follow"]]
