How do I include &, <, > etc in XML attribute values

Question

I want to create an XML file which will be used to store the structure of a Java program. I am able to successfully parse the Java program and create the tags as required. T

Answer 1

In XML attributes you must escape

" with "
< with <
& with &

if you wrap attribute values in double quotes ("), e.g.

meaning tag MyTag with attribute attr with text If a - note: no need to use ' to escape ' character.

If you wrap attribute values in single quotes (') then you should escape these characters:

' with '
< with <
& with &

and you can write " as is. Escaping of > with > in attribute text is not required, e.g. is well-formed XML.