Apostrophe in XML

[SBpsc]

Hi:

I am really new to xml and have a question about apostrophe.

What is the difference between ' and ’

If I use ' for something defined as an element, the page displays properly. It gives me garbage if I use ’

However, within the paragraph <p>...</p>, I have to use &#8217; for the page to display the apostrophe properly. The &apos; displays as &apos; if I use it instead.

Thanks for your time.

 

[chiph]

A lot depends on how you're reading the XML. If you're using a DOM or other XML-aware library/tool/utility, it should un-escape the &quot; correctly. But if you're reading it as text, then that won't happen.

Chip H.


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