XSLT Special Characters

Question

In the following XSL transformation, how can I output '<' and '>'?

XML input:

<TestResult bugnumber="3214" testname="display.methods::close->test_ManyInvoke" errortype="Failure"><ErrorMessage><![CDATA[calling close() method failed - expected:<2>]]></ErrorMessage>

XSLT:

<xsl:template match="TestResult">
  <xsl:variable name="errorMessage">
   <xsl:value-of select="ErrorMessage" disable-output-escaping="yes"/>
  </xsl:variable>
  <Test name='{@testname}'>
   <TestResult>
    <Passed>false</Passed>
    <State>failure</State>
    <Metadata>
     <Entry name='bugnumber' value='{@bugnumber}' />
    </Metadata>
    <TestOutput>
     <Metadata>
      <Entry name='ErrorMessage' value='{$errorMessage}' />
     </Metadata>
    </TestOutput>
   </TestResult>
  </Test>
 </xsl:template>

XML Output:

<Test name="display.methods::close-&gttest_ManyInvoke"> 
 <TestResult>
  <Passed>false</Passed>
  <State>failure</State>
  <Metadata>
   <Entry name="bugnumber" value="3214"/>
  </Metadata>
  <TestOutput>
   <Metadata>
    <Entry name="ErrorMessage" value="calling close() method failed - expected:&lt;2&gt;"/>
   </Metadata>
  </TestOutput>
 </TestResult>
</Test>

Answer 1

The short answer . You can not.

Long answer . An attribute value cannot contain several special characters, such as '<', '>'and '&'.

If they are present, they run as '<', '>'and '&'.

These characters can be created if the output method is “text,” which is not your case.

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<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
 xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" >
 <xsl:output cdata-section-elements="t"
  omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="yes"/>

 <xsl:template match="/">
  <t> &lt; &amp; &gt;</t>
 </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

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<t><![CDATA[ < & >]]></t>

Answer 2

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Answer 4

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