Predefined entity references
A predefined entity reference is a short sequence of characters
that represents a character that has some syntactic significance in Db2 XQuery.
A
predefined entity reference begins with an ampersand (&) and ends with a semicolon (;). When a
string literal is processed, each predefined entity reference is replaced by the character that it
represents.
The following table lists the predefined entity references that Db2 XQuery recognizes.
| Entity reference | Character represented |
|---|---|
| < | < |
| > | > |
| & | & |
| " | " |
| ' | ' |