Special Characters(&,et c..) in a string between xml tags

[NAT]

I have a xml open and close tag <abc</abc>. I assign a string variable to
this tag. <abc& NAT & </abc. The value of the variable NAT = Cal&FLo. But
due to the presence of the ampersand. There is an exception. What do I need
to do to display & nd other special chracters correctly in xml tags.

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"NAT" <NA*@discussion s.microsoft.com schrieb:

>I have a xml open and close tag <abc</abc>. I assign a string variable to
this tag. <abc& NAT & </abc. The value of the variable NAT = Cal&FLo.
But
due to the presence of the ampersand. There is an exception. What do I
need
to do to display & nd other special chracters correctly in xml tags.

"&" -"&amp;".

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I have a xml open and close tag <abc</abc>. I assign a string variable

to

this tag. <abc& NAT & </abc. The value of the variable NAT = Cal&FLo.

But

due to the presence of the ampersand. There is an exception. What do I

need

to do to display & nd other special chracters correctly in xml tags.

See if this helps...

http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/

See: Section C.12 - Using Ampersands in Attribute Values (and Elsewhere)

....or, for the impatient, try using &amp; instead of the ampersand
character.