xml String with & inside

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I have got a simple question, I have a xml string with an url inside, which contains the "ls="

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <resources>
      <string name="passOnText">iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xyz/id123456?l=de&ls=1&mt=8 \nAndroid: http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=x.y.z</string>
   </resources>

now the xml validator tells me that:

The reference to entity "ls" must end with the ';' delimiter.

how can I workaroud this problem?

thanks in advance

lukas

edited title from "xml String with ls= inside" to "xml String with & inside"

are you sure the problem is ls= and not & ? Can you replace & with & and see if it keeps to complain? — Blackbelt
– Blackbelt, Commented Jul 18, 2014 at 7:53
Possible duplicate of The reference to entity "foo" must end with the ';' delimiter — BalusC
– BalusC, Commented May 9, 2016 at 12:24

laalto · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-18 07:59:54Z

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& is a special character in XML that starts an entity reference. The XML parser then goes looking for the terminating ; of the entity reference and doesn't find one.

To produce & itself, write & in the XML. (It's an entity reference, amp short for "ampersand".)

answered Jul 18, 2014 at 7:59

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Jaky71 · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-18 08:02:52Z

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If you want to give a link you should use a href in your string values.

Here is your working code:

<string name="passOnText">iOS: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xyz/id123456?l=de&ls=1&mt=8"> Click Here for iOS </a></string>
<string name="passOnText2">Android: <a href="http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=x.y.z> Click Here for Android </a></string>

answered Jul 18, 2014 at 8:02

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3 Comments

lukas Over a year ago

thank you really much for this additional information! I diden't know that this is possible! thank you

Michael Kay Over a year ago

In XML, & needs to be escaped in attributes as well as in elements. So this does not solve the problem.

Jaky71 Over a year ago

I tried his code and correct it by this codes. This works and I said "If you want to give a link you should use a href in your string values." then share this code. I didnt claim that I solved "&" problem

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