Revision 956485 of CDATASection

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<p>The <code><strong>CDATASection</strong></code> interface represents a CDATA section that can be used within XML to include extended portions of unescaped text, such that the symbols &lt; and &amp; do not need escaping as they normally do within XML when used as text.</p>

<p>In the markup, a CDATA section takes the form:</p>

<pre class="syntaxbox">
&lt;![CDATA[  ... ]]&gt;
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<p>For example:</p>

<pre class="brush:xml">
&lt;foo&gt;Here is a CDATA section: &lt;![CDATA[  &lt; &gt; &amp; ]]&gt; with all kinds of unescaped text. &lt;/foo&gt;
</pre>

<p>The only sequence which is not allowed within a CDATA section is the closing sequence of a CDATA section itself:</p>

<pre class="brush:xml">
&lt;![CDATA[  ]]&gt; will cause an error   ]]&gt;
</pre>

<p>Note that CDATA sections should not be used (without hiding) within HTML.</p>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

<p><em>This interface has no specific properties and implements those of its parent {{domxref("Text")}}.</em></p>

<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>

<p><em>This interface has no specific methods and implements those of its parent {{domxref("Text")}}.</em></p>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

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   <th>Specification</th>
   <th>Status</th>
   <th>Comment</th>
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   <td>{{SpecName('DOM WHATWG', '#dom-core-changes', 'CDATASection')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>Removed. No change since latest snapshot ({{SpecName('DOM4')}}.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM4', '#dom-core', 'CDATASection')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM4')}}</td>
   <td>Snapshot from DOM (WHATWG). Removed.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM3 Core', 'core.html#ID-667469212', 'CDATASection')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM3 Core')}}</td>
   <td>No change from {{SpecName('DOM2 Core')}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM2 Core', 'core.html#ID-667469212', 'CDATASection')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM2 Core')}}</td>
   <td>No change from {{SpecName('DOM1')}}.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM1', 'level-one-core.html#ID-667469212', 'CDATASection')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM1')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition</td>
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