---
name: "HTMLDocument.addPreformatted"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/HTMLDocument.addPreformatted"
---

# HTMLDocument.addPreformatted(3kaya)

Add a preformatted block

## NAME

HTMLDocument::addPreformatted - Add a preformatted block

## SYNOPSIS

**ElementTree addPreformatted(** *ElementTree parent, String initialtext=createString(0)* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**parent** The parent element

**initialtext** Optionally, initial text content for the element.

## DESCRIPTION

Add a preformatted block to the end of the specified element. This is useful for displaying program code and other text where indentation may be significant or useful to preserve.

-

   pre = addPreformatted(parent,"");\
    code = appendInlineElement(pre,"j = 0;\
    for i in \[1..10\] {\
      j += i;\
    }");

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.