How do I add CDATA within an XML document at the given path
This example demonstrates adding CDATA within an XML document at the given path.
In the solution shown below, you see a path is provided which will be converted to CDATA i.e., everything between the "age" tag is treated as character data and not as markup.
Solution:
# | Command | Target | Value |
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Add CDATA within an XML document at the given path | |||
1 | xmlAddCDATA | <insurance><age>45</age><income>20000</income><zipcode>08817</zipcode><result>You are eligible for a subsidy.</result></insurance> || /insurance/age | CDATA_XML |
Tips, Tricks, Gotchas & Best Practices:
- The term CDATA means, Character Data. CDATA is defined as blocks of text that are not parsed by the parser, but are otherwise recognized as markup
- By using CDATA section, you are commanding the parser that the particular section of the document contains no markup and should be treated as regular text