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+1  Q: 

& is allowed in XML?

& is allowed in XML?

+1  A: 

Yes, encode it as &

Doug D  2010-04-14 12:38:36
+11  A: 

Yes, but only at the beginning of a character entity, for example > (and in some special cases, such as inside CDATA sections). If you need a literal & character, use &.

Matti Virkkunen  2010-04-14 12:38:36
+1  A: 

No. Use & instead.

sashaeve  2010-04-14 12:39:02

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