How do I escape '&' in a property for use with xmltask?

Question

I've got a property string (loaded from a file) containing the ampersand character in my ANT build-script.

How can I escape that string so I can write it to a xml-file using xmltask?

EDIT: The following code works but I can't replace &amp with &amp so I have to use the word 'and':

      <propertyregex property="prop"
           input="${prop}"
           regexp="&amp;"
           replace="and"
           override="true"
           global="true" />

I use this regexp to match &*; things: "&([^;\\W]*([^;\\w]|$))" — BigMike, Mar 13 '13 at 14:07

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 13 '13 at 20:09

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Try either :
&amp; which is parsed to & which in turn results in &
or HTML Entity (decimal) &
or HTML Entity (hex) &

answered Mar 13 '13 at 20:09

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When using & "&" appears in the XML, using the other two results in an error. – Hedge Mar 14 '13 at 13:12
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In my Antfile, `&` rendered an ampersand on its own – forresthopkinsa Feb 24 '17 at 22:22

How do I escape '&' in a property for use with xmltask?

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