Anchor Text Code Question

I have a question to ask looking at those two codes below

1) <a href="*******">Test1</a>

2) [U_R_L= "*********" ] Test2 [/URL] (I have put the underscores so you can see the code)

could i use either one to produce an anchor text meaning can i use code number 2 on a forum room and would test2 be produce as a anchor text or is code 1 the only code which would produce an anchor text

Not sure if that made sense if anyone can make sense off would i said be very helpful.

 

Anything with the URL tab is an anchor text, as far as I know.

 

I think 1 is HTML code, whereas 2 is BB code. Both anchor text. I could be wrong.

 

#2 is BB code. Forum software converts it to HTML as "a" (Anchor) tag. Just view the source of embedded links in this page.

Anyway, they both end up as HTML and the text is the anchor text of the "a" tag.

 

as long as the search engine can follow the link (which it can) then it doesnt matter how its coded up

 

Hey thanks for the advice guys and girls if any.

 

Gennerally in web, HTML code is used the most to create back links,
BB code mostly used in Forums.

 

<a href="*******">Test1</a> is for both HTML and PHP code.

[U_R_L= "*********" ] Test2 [/url] is for BBC code. Forums use BBC code.