markdown

Converts markdown to html.

📝Syntax

html_txt = markdown(md_txt)
html_txt = markdown(md_txt, options)
status = markdown(md_filename, html_filename)
status = markdown(md_filename, html_filename, options)

📥Input Arguments

Parameter	Description
md_txt	a string: markdown text to convert.
md_filename	a string: markdown filename to convert (source).
html_filename	a string: html filename (destination).
options	a string: options for the conversion. 'secure' (default), or 'advanced'.

📤Output Arguments

Parameter	Description
status	a logical: html file generated or not.

📄Description

markdown converts Markdown text-to-HTML.

options:

secure (default): only a subset of markdown is supported (no raw HTML, no tables, no images, no links).
advanced: full markdown supported (including raw HTML, tables, images, links).

💡Examples

txt = {'## Example of Markdown text';
'>Nelson supports markdown ...'};
html = markdown(txt);
filewrite([tempdir(), 'markdown_example.html'], html)

if ispc()
  winopen([tempdir(), 'markdown_example.html']);
end

txt = 'Hello <script>alert("XSS")</script> World';
advanced_html = markdown(txt, 'advanced')
secure_html = markdown(txt, 'secure')

🔗See Also

htmltopdf

🕔Version History

Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version
1.15.0	'secure', 'advanced' modes added

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