Why can't I just type &

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    Why must I put &amp instead of just & to pass xhtml strict validation?
     
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    Ah... I know this one.... XML(Being the base of XHTML) can not use curtain tags like < and > as well as &. & initiats a char code while ; closes it. You have to use &amp; other wise it disrupts the code. Also another good practice when using javascript and other scripts in your HTML is to use the <![CDATA[ ... ]]> Tag... This allows you to have any character in between this tag and the XHTML Processor will ignore it, and then javascript or which ever script for that matter will pick it up afterwords.
     
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