comment on

So, is there any way to determine whether a block of code is Perl code or not-code, or should I try something else?

POD doesn't define C<> and verbatim paragraphs as having to contain perl code so using them for program output, etc. is perfectly acceptable.

This means you're going to have to come up with some heuristics to guess whether something is/isn't perl - but that's not going to be 100% whatever you do I'm afraid.

In reply to Re: Distinguishing code from not code by adrianh
in thread Distinguishing code from not code by abcde

Are you posting in the right place? Check out Where do I post X? to know for sure.
Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags. Currently these include the following:
<code> <a> <b> <big> <blockquote> <br /> <dd> <dl> <dt> <em> <font> <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6> <hr /> <i> <li> <nbsp> <ol> <p> <small> <strike> <strong> <sub> <sup> <table> <td> <th> <tr> <tt> <u> <ul>
Snippets of code should be wrapped in <code> tags not <pre> tags. In fact, <pre> tags should generally be avoided. If they must be used, extreme care should be taken to ensure that their contents do not have long lines (<70 chars), in order to prevent horizontal scrolling (and possible janitor intervention).
Want more info? How to link or How to display code and escape characters are good places to start.


Your skill will accomplish what the force of many cannot
	PerlMonks