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Asked: 2026-05-26T22:35:55+00:00

I am using the SAX parser in java to read some XML. The XML

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I am using the SAX parser in java to read some XML. The XML I am giving it has problems and is causing the parse to fail. Here is the error message:

11-18 10:25:37.290: W/System.err(3712): org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Illegal: "<" inside attribute value (position:START_TAG <question text='null'>@1:23 in java.io.InputStreamReader@4074c678)

I have a feeling that it does not like the fact that I have some HTML tags inside of a string in the XML. I would think that anything inside the quotes gets ignored from a syntax standpoint. Also, is it valid to use single quotes here? Here is an example:

<quiz>
    <question text="<img src='//files/alex/hilltf.PNG' alt='hill' style='max-width:400px' />  is represented on map by cut. ">
        <answer text="1"/>
        <answer text="2" correct="true"/>
    </question>
</quiz>
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  1. Editorial Team

    The error message is correct. A < must be the start of a tag, and cannot appear inside a string. It must be &lt; instead. I don’t believe the quotes is a problem.

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