Obsidian failed to recognize "|" in a table cell

[taylorren]

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a simple table with a few columns.
2. In one of the cell, try to input something containing “|”. For example, x<10 || x>20.

Expected result

A line formatted as code block, with the desired output: x<10 || x>20

Actual result

OB interprets “|” as column separator and just displays “`x<10” and discards everything behind… (not displaying “|| x>20”).

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.9.12
Installer version: v1.8.10
Operating system: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.22631
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 3
Plugins enabled: 3
1: Print v0.3.8
2: Mermaid Tools v1.3.0
3: Better Export PDF v1.11.0

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Additional information

1. If I input “x<10 \|\| x>20", trying to escapge the "|", OB will lieterally output: x < 10 \|\| x > 20, which means under influence of "…`”, the "" is not escaped.
2. Correct solution under OB: <code>&#124;&#124;</code>, use HTML entity.
3. VSC can do well with simple “\|\|”, which is simpler and follows my intuition.

[Pch]

I can only guess that this could relevant :

Source Mode: Pipe Problems in tables: Math\Latex, Inline code and separator |

| should be ignored by the parser when it is within a latex block. Escaping the pipe with \| is not a solution because \| is also valid latex input. | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---| | $a|b$ | | | | | | $a\|b$ | | | | | | $a\vert b$ | | | | | Workaroud: if you need | user \vert

[taylorren]

Agree to a certain extent…

[Craig]

Hmm, the escaped pipes worked for me:

| Col1 | Col2               |
| ---- | ------------------ |
|      | x < 10 \|\| x > 20 |

Am I doing something different than you are?

[WhiteNoise]

Relevant threads:

Source Mode: Pipe Problems in tables: Math\Latex, Inline code and separator |

| should be ignored by the parser when it is within a latex block. Escaping the pipe with \| is not a solution because \| is also valid latex input. | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---| | $a|b$ | | | | | | $a\|b$ | | | | | | $a\vert b$ | | | | | Workaroud: if you need | user \vert

Live Preview: Backslash '\' is auto-inserted into inline code and math in tables

Steps to reproduce create a normal table with at least 2 columns and 2 rows type into one of the cells this bit of code: ls | column Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N] Yes, the bug persists even in sandbox mode Expected result I would expect to see my code exactly as I entered it: `ls | column` Actual result Instead of seeing the code I typed, a backslash is auto-inserted into the middle of it like so: ls \| column Deleting the '' results in the ‘|’ being deleted as well. I c…

[anon5277159]

Hello.

The OP mentions wanting to put the text in a code block:

| No Code Block | In a Code Block |
| ---- | -------------------- |
|x < 10 \|\| x > 20| `x < 10 \|\| x > 20` |

[Craig]

Oh, I see now. Thank you for clarifying, and thank you for the helpful example.

That’s a tough one – a pipe within a code block within a table.

I can’t think of any way around it. Bummer.

[JLDiaz]

Horrible, terrible, hack

```dataviewjs
dv.table(
 ["No Code Block",   "In a Code Block",    "In a Math Block"  ],
[["x< 10 || x > 20", "`x < 10 || x > 20`", "$x< 10 || x > 20$"]]
)
```

Result: