[GROOVY-593] XMLBuilder makes broken XML if data contains &

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-beta-6
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-beta-10
• Assignee: sstirling
• Reporter: Bruce Anderson
• Created: 03/Aug/04 13:22
• Updated: 02/Feb/05 22:49
• Resolved: 02/Feb/05 22:49

Description

data = ['Rod': ['Misha':'a & b', 'Bowie':2], 'Eric': ['Poe':4, 'Doc':3]]
xml = new groovy.xml.MarkupBuilder()
people = xml.people(){
for(entry in data){
person(name: entry.key){
for (dog in entry.value)

{ pet(name:dog.key, age:dog.value) }

}
}
}

produces:

<people>
<person name='Rod'>
<pet name='Bowie' age='2' />
<pet name='Misha' age='a & b' />
</person>
<person name='Eric'>
<pet name='Poe' age='4' />
<pet name='Doc' age='3' />
</person>
</people>

which is broken xml