Re: [xsl] Escaping data in XML attributes

Robert La Ferla wrote:

> Let's say that my database returns this XML unfriendly name that I need 
> to insert into an XML document.
> "Bob's Black & Tan "Boston Branch <1>"

> Is there a way I can still use attributes yet escape these unsavory 
> characters?  What's the most efficient way of solving this?
You need to escape the ampersand as &amp;, the double quote as &quot;, 
the less-than as &lt; and the greater-than as &gt;.
Use an API that does the escaping for you, for instance with the .NET 
framework there is XmlWriter.


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        Martin Honnen
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