Question

I want to create an editor and store formatted text in database. I want just a sample editor do functions like StackOverFlow editor:

_sfdfdgdfgfg_ : for underlined text

/sfdfdgdfgfg/ : for bolded text

I will use a function to replace the first _ by <b> and for the second </b> (respec. for /).

So my question is how can I do to detect the end and the last _ and / if they are nested??

For example :

 /dsdfdfffddf _ dsdsdssd_/ ffdfddsgds /dfdfehgiuyhbf/  ....

I will use this editor in Java Application.

Answer 1

So what you want is a Java Version of markdown.

Here’s what Google finds:

http://code.google.com/p/markdownj/