Web/API/CDATASection

The CDATASection interface represents a CDATA section that can be used within XML to include extended portions of unescaped text. The symbols < and & don’t need escaping as they normally do when inside a CDATA section.

In XML, a CDATA section looks like:

<![CDATA[ ... ]]>

For example:

<foo>Here is a CDATA section: <![CDATA[ < > & ]]> with all kinds of unescaped text.</foo>

The only sequence which is not allowed within a CDATA section is the closing sequence of a CDATA section itself, ]]>:

<![CDATA[ ]]> will cause an error ]]>

Note that CDATA sections should not be used within HTML; they only work in XML.

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Properties

This interface has no specific properties and implements those of its parent Text.

Methods

This interface has no specific methods and implements those of its parent Text.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'CDATASection' in that specification.	Living Standard	Re-added in issue #295 due to web breakage
DOM4The definition of 'CDATASection' in that specification.	Obsolete	Removed in favour of the more generic `Text` interface
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core SpecificationThe definition of 'CDATASection' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core SpecificationThe definition of 'CDATASection' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 SpecificationThe definition of 'CDATASection' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`CDATASection`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android ?	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?

Legend

Full support: Full support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown

CDATASection by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.