Google Analytics Script inside XML File

Question

Hi, I would like to know If I can add my ecommerce analytics tags inside an xml formated file?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<script type="text/javascript">

  var _gaq = _gaq || [];
  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-XXXXX-X']);
  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
  _gaq.push(['_addTrans',
    '1234',           // order ID - required
    'Acme Clothing',  // affiliation or store name
    '11.99',          // total - required
    '1.29',           // tax
    '5',              // shipping
    'San Jose',       // city
    'California',     // state or province
    'USA'             // country
  ]);

   // add item might be called for every item in the shopping cart
   // where your ecommerce engine loops through each item in the cart and
   // prints out _addItem for each 
  _gaq.push(['_addItem',
    '1234',           // order ID - required
    'DD44',           // SKU/code
    'T-Shirt',        // product name
    'Green Medium',   // category or variation
    '11.99',          // unit price - required
    '1'               // quantity - required
  ]);
  _gaq.push(['_trackTrans']); //submits transaction to the Analytics servers

  (function() {
    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
    (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(ga);
  })();

</script>

Answer 1

The easiest way to ensure this kind of content will not cause conflicts is to wrap it in a <![CDATA[]]> tag.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<script type="text/javascript">
<![CDATA[
  //javascript
]]>
</script>