Is the use of CDATA correct to replace <

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Am I using the CDATA correctly in code below because I am getting no error but getting warnings on start tag < starting here...

var $tbody = $('#qandatbl_onthefly > tbody'); var $tr = $("<![CDATA[<tr class='optionAndAnswer' align='center'>]]"); var $qid = $("<![CDATA[<td width='5%' class='qid'></td>]]").text(qnum); var $options = $("<![CDATA[<td><table class='option'><tbody><tr><td class='opt'>1. Option Type:</td></tr></tbody></table></td>]]"); var $video = $("<![CDATA[<td width='17%' class='video'></td>]]"); var $endtr = $("<![CDATA[</tr>]]"); var $questionType = '';

Is there any reason you want to use CDATA? From the given code it is not necessary to use it. — Sirko
– Sirko, Commented Feb 2, 2013 at 17:03
If any, the CDATA declaration should only be around the whole content of the script tag(s). — Felix Kling
– Felix Kling, Commented Feb 2, 2013 at 17:15

Ray Waldin · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-02 17:09:41Z

You probably don't need the CDATA sections, but the ones you have are incomplete. The end is missing an additional >:

<![CDATA[ ... ]]> <![CDATA[ <div>...</div> ]]>

The trailing angle bracket is missing in the examples you provided.

Akshay Khandelwal · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-02 17:13:29Z

I think you dont need to use CDATA here. It's used when you get data from XML to recognize that it is the HTML content

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