I never tested anything like this, but I think it works if you \protect
the inner declaration like

\footnote{foo  \protect{\foo{foo}} foo}


"Paulo J. Matos aka PDestroy" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone any idea how can I do the following without any
> errors, or at least get the same result using any other approach?
>
> \footnote{foo \verb|bar| foo}
>
> \section{foo \verb|bar| foo}
>
> Best regards,
> TIA,
>
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> Software & Computer Engineering - A.I.
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