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What Is CDATA?

CDATA stands for Character DATA, which is used to define a section of data that should not go through the XHTML entity translation (parsing) process. In other words, 3 special characters: "<", ">", and "&" can be directly used in CDATA. They will not be "parsed".

CDATA must starts with "<![CDATA[" and ends with "]]>". Here are some good examples:

  <![CDATA[Adam & Eve]]>
  <![CDATA[
    Sample XHTML code:
    <p>1</p>
    <p>1 1</p>
    <p>1 2 1</p>
    <p>1 3 3 1</p>
    <p>1 4 6 4 1</p>
  ]]>

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1. What Is the XHTML Element Content?
2. What Are the XHTML Element Content Models?
3. What Are the XHTML Elements Defined with EMPTY Contents?
4. What Are the XHTML Elements Defined with PCDATA Contents?
5. What Are the XHTML Elements Defined with Sub-elements Contents?
6. What Are the XHTML Elements Defined with Mixed Contents?
7. What Is PCDATA?
8. What Is an XHTML Entity?
9. What Is CDATA?
10. What Is a Sub-element?
11. Can Two Elements Partially Overlap Each Other?
12. What Is the Sequence of Sub-elements?
13. What Is a Required Sub-element?
14. What Is a White Space Character?
15. How Exactly White Space Characters Are Ignored?
16. How To Get an Extra White Space?