I am relatively new to programming but with the help of Google i'm getting on well.
I need some help with a program I am writing and I have a small problem with the coding. It does everything I want it to except I can't work out 1 part.
What I am trying to achieve is an XML file with a line that looks like:
<Entry Line=' Play "Mains_Fail"' />
However the code I am using in Delphi:
Parameter.AddChild('Entry').Attributes['line'] := ' Play "Mains_Fail" ';
Produces the following line in XML:
<Entry Line=" Play "Mains_Fail"" />
This doesn't work on the system reading the file as i need the apostrophe in the XML output not quotes.
With what code can I produce apostrophe?
<Entry Line=" Play "Mains_Fail"" />
This is perfectly correct, and is semantically identical to
<Entry Line=' Play "Mains_Fail"' />
or
<Entry Line=' Play "Mains_Fail"' />
Attribute values are quoted, either single or double quotes. If you use single quotes, then any single quote characters in the value must be escaped, with '. If you use double quotes, then any double quote characters in the value must be escaped, with ".
The bottom line is that you are producing XML, and any XML parser will read all three of the above snippets identically. If you have a system that won't read one of these snippets then you should replace the parser with an actual XML parser.