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Subject: Re: how does xml/xsl handle the & as a character in the name?
From: "J.Pietschmann" <j3322ptm@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 22:41:21 +0200
character in xml
dmitrik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

how does xml/xsl handle the "&" character - for example:
<descrip>The one & the other</descrip>
it does not seem to like this.

Yes, you must write &amp; (including the semicolon), because a plain & is part of the syntax. See the XML spec (you did read it, didn't you?) at http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml specifically section 2.4

J.Pietschmann



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