strange string on xml (…)

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I see that some rss on xml have strange strings.

For example, ... is ….

What is this? And why? Its about CDATA?

On my web application (C#), reading rss, I usually do myString.Replace("…", "...") : not sure if it's the best strategy

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 15 '11 at 13:48

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These are numeric character references.

A numeric character reference (NCR) is a common markup construct used in SGML and other SGML-related markup languages such as HTML and XML. It consists of a short sequence of characters that, in turn, represent a single character from the Universal Character Set (UCS) of Unicode.

In this case, the numeric character reference for the ellipsis character - ….

answered Jun 15 '11 at 13:48

Oded

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What other special (yet common) characters are used in this manner? – android developer Apr 21 '14 at 08:36

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 15 '11 at 13:47

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From this reference page it's horizontal ellipsis.

answered Jun 15 '11 at 13:47

Bala R

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strange string on xml (…)

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