Markdown: continue numbered list

Question

In the following markdown code I want item 3 to start with list number 3. But because of the code block in between markdown starts this list item as a new list.

Answer 1

Notice how in Macmade's solution, you can see an extra line of code above the "Code block".

Here are two better solutions:

1. Indent the code block by an extra 4 spaces (so usually 8, in this nested list example, 12). This will put the code in a

    element. On SO, you can even specify syntax highlight with a
   
    indented by 4 spaces (+1 here due to the nested list).
   
   
   
   item 1
   item 2
   
   Code.block('JavaScript', maybe)?
   
   item 3
   

2. Or, just put the Code block within backticks and indent by 4 spaces (here, 1 extra because of the nested list). You'll get a regular indented text paragraph, with a element inside it. This one you can't syntax-highlight:

   1. item 1

   2. item 2

      Code block

   3. item 3

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