I think it is reserved in XML. Try to use PHP to convert all & to & on server-side. Then you can decode it back on the client-side, if necessary. Try that and see if it works.
On Jul 2, 10:07 am, Kendall <kendall.cro...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've found a situation where the callback function won't run if there > is a & in the returned XML. I am calling PHP on the server side and > passing the input text. I can see through FireBug that the result set > is created, but the callback never runs. The callback will run if the > & is not present in the XML. > > Does the & mean something special to XML or jQuery? Is there a way to > escape the & character?