What is the escape sequence for & in string literals in web.config?

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What is the escape sequence for &-sign in string literals in web.config?

possible duplicate of [Where can I get a list of the XML document escape characters?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1091945/where-can-i-get-a-list-of-the-xml-document-escape-characters) — shahkalpesh, Feb 02 '11 at 11:19
This answers does adress your issue: [escape-quote-in-web-config-connection-](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3177861/escape-quote-in-web-config-connection-string#answer-10142361) — surfmuggle, Mar 06 '14 at 11:57

score 36 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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& -> &

edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

Community

answered Feb 02 '11 at 11:19

shahkalpesh

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 02 '11 at 11:17

6

Use "&" instead of "&".

answered Feb 02 '11 at 11:17

dogbane

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 12 '12 at 10:42

0

I'm afraid the & doesn't work in web.config, it must have stricter rules than normal XML:

<add key="ST_CF_AppType_ipad" value="http://itunes.apple.com/se/app/itunes-u/id490217893?l=en&amp;mt=8" />

Gives an error occurred while parsing EntityName.

edited Sep 12 '12 at 10:42

Joachim Sauer

answered Sep 12 '12 at 10:33

SHO

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-1 because this is not correct. `` works fine in a Web.Config file. (Tested with the above appSetting in .NET 4.0 MVC app - but it should be the same in other framework versions.) – Jude Fisher Oct 02 '12 at 16:57

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