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I’m producing a XML file and need to know if I can have ‘ ” characters in the text node of a XML element.
like:
<root>
<location>48°51'24"N 2°21'03"E</location>
</root>
I’ve read: w3c xml syntax and character entity reference. And cannot figure out what applies to my situation.
If I validate this in a xml http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_validator.asp it’s valid. Do I need to convert this to '? If yes, why?
'is valid here too, but not necessary. It would be necessary if you had<location coords='48°51'24"N 2°21''03"E'/>to distinguish the apostrophes in text data from the apostrophes delimiting the attribute value.′and double-prime″for minutes and degrees of arch, single and double-quote is a kludge from the ASCII-only days. You can also use′and𠌿or those – no technical reason, it’s just easier to type and won’t choke if it passes through an ASCII-only system en route.