The CDATASection
interface represents a CDATA section that can be used within XML to include extended portions of unescaped text. When inside a CDATA section, the symbols <
and &
don't need escaping as they normally do.
In XML, a CDATA section looks like:
xml
<![CDATA[ … ]]>
For example:
html
<foo> Here is a CDATA section: <![CDATA[ < > & ]]> with all kinds of unescaped text. </foo>
The only sequence which is not allowed within a CDATA section is the closing sequence of a CDATA section itself, ]]>
.
Note: CDATA sections should not be used within HTML they are considered as comments and not displayed.