Basic PSV Formatting Rules
Every Table Row must begin with a | (Pipe) Character
This is a psv "table" (with one row and one column):
- any line that does not begin with a | is ignored
Columns are separated by additional | characters
A table with 5 columns:
- whitespace (spaces, tabs, etc.) on either side of each | are ignored
- a final | is not required, but will be added by psv automatically
Individual Rows can have any Number of Fields
Subsequent rows may have more fields than their predecessors:
or they can have fewer fields:
or any combination:
- try adding a row to the table above
- try to get the values three, five, extra and six into the same column
- use (or ctrl-enter) to check your solution
- try using the and buttons
Embedded empty columns are squashed (but retained)
Trailing empty columns are removed
However, empty rows are kept.