Re: [xsl] escaping ampersands in replace function

On 9/4/07, Mario Madunic <hajduk(_at_)imag(_dot_)net> wrote:
> I'm trying to replace all ampersands in a string to 'and'. Long story short:
> XSLT counts length as 1 but SQL Server counts length as 5, so need to replace.
>
> I'm using XSLT2's replace function against a string but am having problems
> escaping the ampersand. I've tried various methods, but with no luck.
>
> replace($l_TempString, '\&amp;amp;', 'and')
>
> Any insight will be appreciated.
Isn't it just:

replace($l_TempString, '&amp;', 'and')

?

No need to escape it...

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