Announcements Service - Ampersand (&) Value Not Getting Displayed Properly

(Doc ID 1108314.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 07, 2011

Applies to:

Oracle WebCenter - Version: 11.1.1.2.0 to 11.1.1.3.0 - Release: to 11g
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms


When using ampersands (&) in the Subject of an announcement,
these are not displayed correctly.

Any '&' character will be displayed as follows:

&T


Steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Add the announcement manager component to a page.

  2. Select the 'Create' link to create a new announcement.

  3. Enter the following information for the announcement:
    Subject: Test for A&B
    Text: This is a test for A&B

  4. This should display this on the page:
    Test for A&B
    This is a test for A&B

Cause

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