Verbatim inside tikz node

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Problem with TikZ, beamer and verbatim

Is it possible to use verbatim-like environments inside a tikz node? This MWE gives an error:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}
\tikz{
  \node{\begin{verbatim}a_b\end{verbatim}};
}
\end{document}

I saw that, but the answer notes 'if another document class (article, for example) ...' -- so that looks beamer-specific, no? — Mohan, Dec 09 '12 at 12:16
I need an environment constructed for me in other answers that is like verbatim... — Mohan, Dec 09 '12 at 12:41
Actually the correct duplicate is Verbatim in tikz node - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange. — user202729, Jul 27 '22 at 06:41

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 09 '12 at 12:55

I get missing item error with your MWE. However, it seems to work with listings package. If you would allow it, then try the code below.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{listings}
\lstset{basicstyle=\ttfamily}
\begin{document}

\tikz
\node at (0,0) {
\begin{lstlisting}
a_b
\end{lstlisting}
};

\end{document}

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 09 '12 at 12:09

2

This other command works for me:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[draw] at (0,0) {\verb+a_b+};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

answered Dec 09 '12 at 12:09

Sigur

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