# Ruby xml & Cdata

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xml-cdata/183585>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 17, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xml-cdata/183585 "2010-02-17T00:10:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oldbug)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xml-cdata/183585/1 "2010-02-17T00:10:37Z")

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Hello

I try to make :   
I did: xml.id("\<![CDATA[1]]")  
But it results : \<![CDATA[1]

I guess this is newbye question, but i haven’t found any solution to  
avoid “\<” to be escaped…

Any idea ?

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**Author:** ![oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oldbug)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xml-cdata/183585/2 "2010-02-17T00:22:44Z")

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xml.id{ xml.cdata!(1)}

Found ! 😉