Function _EncodeCode

public/libs/pagedown/Markdown.Converter.js:1021–1049

(text)

        }

        function _EncodeCode(text) {
            //
            // Encode/escape certain characters inside Markdown code runs.
            // The point is that in code, these characters are literals,
            // and lose their special Markdown meanings.
            //
            // Encode all ampersands; HTML entities are not
            // entities within a Markdown code span.
            text = text.replace(/&/g, "&");

            // Do the angle bracket song and dance:
            text = text.replace(/</g, "&lt;");
            text = text.replace(/>/g, "&gt;");

            // Now, escape characters that are magic in Markdown:
            text = escapeCharacters(text, "\*_{}[]\\", false);

            // jj the line above breaks this:
            //---

            //* Item

            //   1. Subitem

            //            special char: *
            //---

            return text;
        }

        function _DoItalicsAndBold(text) {