[android] How to write character & in android strings.xml

I wrote the following in the strings.xml file:

<string name="game_settings_dragNDropMove_checkBox">Move by Drag&Drop</string>

I got the following error:

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

How can I write character & in the strings.xml?

This may be very old. But for those whose looking for a quick code.

 public String handleEscapeCharacter( String str ) {
    String[] escapeCharacters = { ">", "<", "&", """, "'" };
    String[] onReadableCharacter = {">", "<", "&", "\"\"", "'"};
    for (int i = 0; i < escapeCharacters.length; i++) {
        str = str.replace(escapeCharacters[i], onReadableCharacter[i]);
    } return str;
 }

That handles escape characters, you can add characters and symbols on their respective arrays.

-Cheers

For special character I normally use the Unicode definition, for the '&' for example: \u0026 if I am correct. Here is a nice reference page: http://jrgraphix.net/research/unicode_blocks.php?block=0

This is a my issues, my solution is as following: Use > for <, <for > , & for & ,"'" for ' , &quot for \"\"

To avoid the error, use extract string:

<string name="travels_tours_pvt_ltd"><![CDATA[Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd.]]></string>

Even your question is answered, still i want tell more entities same like this. These are html entities, so in android you will write them like:

Replace below with:

& with &
> with >
< with &lt;
" with &quot;, &ldquo; or &rdquo;
' with &apos;, &lsquo; or &rsquo;
} with &#125;

It is also possible put the contents of your string into a XML CDATA, like Android Studio does for you when you Extract string resource

<string name="game_settings_dragNDropMove_checkBox"><![CDATA[Move by Drag&Drop]]></string>

Mac and Android studio users:

Type your char such as & in the string.xml or layout and choose "Option" and "return" keys. Please refer the screen shot

It should be like this :

<string name="game_settings_dragNDropMove_checkBox">Move by Drag&amp;Drop</string>

You can find all the HTML Special Characters in this page http://www.degraeve.com/reference/specialcharacters.php Just replace the code where you want to put that character. :-)

You can write in this way

<string name="you_me">You &#38; Me<string>

Output: You & Me