i have values with special chars that encoded to ascii in my xml.
for example :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
<name>Žirmūnų</name>
</response>
but when i parse value name i get only & as value.
Is it allowed to use # or & in xml? or i have to use cdata necessarily?
The & character appears to be illegal, use (below) instead.
Invalid Characters in XML
The # character should be OK.
Also this may be useful: http://xml.silmaril.ie/specials.html.