The function xmltext returns an XML value with a single text node containing the input argument as its content. Predefined entities like ampersand (&), left and right angle brackets (< >), and quotation marks ("") are escaped.
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xmltext returns an XML value with a single text node containing the input argument as its content. Predefined entities like ampersand (&), left and right angle brackets (< >), and quotation marks ("") are escaped.xmltext ( text ) → xml → xmlThe function
xmltext returns an XML value with a single text node containing the input argument as its content. Predefined entities like ampersand (&), left and right angle brackets (< >), and quotation marks ("") are escaped.{"inputs":[{"file":"functions-xml.html","kind":"same-version-reviewed-manual","locale":"en","sha256":"01aeb9b85a44b934664d02e73f09eba80ac8da243706dd1ea2b4943d6cf43a31","version":"18.7"},{"file":"functions-xml.html","kind":"same-version-reviewed-manual","locale":"zh-Hans","sha256":"7f81f95d894b56436ba5c9f248999c6f79a15eff2f8e02803e9578894005ba44","version":"18.7"}],"release":"18.7","runtime_remeasured":false,"source_revision":"pgdoc:b9f0e7232f60f380d642ac9b99226606c254b552"}Full definition and evidence JSON
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