How to escape in XML

Question

I write        lt string name  magazine  gt Newspaper  amp  Magazines lt  string gt    in strings xml  But the Compiler says    The entity name must immediately follow the   amp   in the entity reference     strings xml  OOReaderWidget res values  line 9  Android XML Format Problem   So how Can I show a   amp   in strings xml  Thanks

User · Accepted Answer

use  amp amp  in place of  amp   change to    lt string name  magazine  gt Newspaper  amp amp  Magazines lt  string gt

User · Answer

You can use  amp amp  in place of  amp   http   en wikipedia org wiki List of XML and HTML character entity references Predefined 5Fentities 5Fin 5FXML

User · Answer

amp   -- gt    amp amp      lt   -- gt    amp lt      gt   -- gt    amp gt

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