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I would like to put the following code in an article that is written in AP Style:

puts 'Hello, world!'

How do I do this? If I were to put the code (C++, Ruby, whatever) in an article that was written in a newspaper, how would I write it? Is the entire thing surrounded by quotes, brackets, etc? How do you deal with line breaks?

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    I think that's up to the publication editor. It's a formatting question, and is governed by house rules, not AP style.
    – Lauren-Clear-Monica-Ipsum
    Nov 30, 2016 at 17:58
  • Why don't you look in the AP Stylebook? I'm sure any university library will have a copy or online subscription.
    – user5645
    Dec 1, 2016 at 21:33
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    @what I own this and have looked in it pretty thoroughly...
    – Carl Roberts
    Dec 2, 2016 at 19:47
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    That's good, because then you know that they don't prescribe how you quote programming code, and that is the answer to your question.
    – user5645
    Dec 2, 2016 at 20:33

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I don't believe this is specifically covered by AP style. My personal approach would be to present the code in a block quote. (Or, if it's something really short, just a different font face.) But you're not going to find a "rule" that everybody follows for this situation. It's really up to the individual publisher.

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