> I originally said the text was wrapped in CDATA:
> 
>    <![CDATA[<element attr="100"><a>100</a><b>200</b></element>]]>
> 
> Would it make any difference if the string was not wrapped in CDATA
> but just had the angle brackets represented as entities (which is
> the actual case):
> 
>   &lt;element attr=&quot;100&quot;&gt; ... &lt;/element&gt;

No, it wouldn't make a difference, because both ways you wrote it mean
*exactly* the same thing. (but no need for the &quot; or &gt; -- just the
&lt;)

   - Mike
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