How to write CData in xml

Question

i have an xml like :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <entry>     <entry_id></entry_id>     <entry_status></entry_status>   </entry> 

i am writing data in it like:

XmlNode xnode = xdoc.SelectSingleNode("entry/entry_status"); xnode.InnerText = "<![CDATA[ " + Convert.ToString(sqlReader["story_status"]) + " ]]>" ;     

but its change "<" to "&lt" of CDATA. Please tell me how to fill values in above xml as a CData format.

i know that we can create CDATA like :

XmlNode itemDescription = doc.CreateElement("description"); XmlCDataSection cdata = doc.CreateCDataSection("<P>hello world</P>"); itemDescription.AppendChild(cdata); item.AppendChild(itemDescription); 

but my process is to read node of xml and change its value not to append in it. Thanks

Answer 1

As described here: msdn

// Create an XmlCDataSection from your document var cdata = xdoc.CreateCDataSection(Convert.ToString(sqlReader["story_status"]));  // Append the cdata section to your node xnode.AppendChild(cdata); 

Answer 2

Do you really need it to be in CDATA, or do you just want to get the text in there in a way which won't require extra escaping in your code?

InnerText performs whatever escaping is required, so generally I'd just use

xnode.InnerText = Convert.ToString(sqlReader["story_status"]); 

... but if you really want a CDATA node, you can create one yourself as per Nekresh's answer.