That is true, but most other XML libraries out there escape > as well, so for consistency it would be good.
-- Erlend On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Andreas Veithen <[email protected]>wrote: > Because it's not necessary. > > Andreas > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 21:08, Erlend Hamnaberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey list. > > > > I am wondering why Abdera isn't escaping all xml entities in text values. > > > > example: > > > > Entry entry = factory.newEntry(); > > entry.setTitle("something was < & > but this was cool."); > > > > if i then call: > > > > String title = entry.getTitle(); > > > > This yields: "something was < & > but this was cool."); > > > > Why isn't the > escaped to > ? > > > > > > -- Erlend > > >
