This handles the classic “ampersand problem.”

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Convert XML encoding to < does the reverse – turning & back to & for human readability.

Enter , the lightweight, tabbed, open-source editor. By itself, Notepad++ does syntax highlighting for XML, but that’s like driving a car with only first gear. To truly master XML, you need the XML Tools plugin .

| Limitation | Consequence | Workaround / Alternative | |------------|-------------|--------------------------| | XPath 1.0 only | No lower-case() , no matches() regex. | Use a Python script inside Notepad++ (via PythonScript plugin). | | No XSD validation | Checks well-formedness, not schema validity. | Use xmllint (command line) or Oxygen XML. | | No XML diff | Can’t semantically compare two XML files. | Use Compare plugin (line diff) or dedicated XML diff tool. | | Memory limit | Files > 500MB may crash. | Use EmEditor or Large Text File Viewer . | | No built-in XML Schema generation | Can’t infer XSD from XML instance. | Use Trang (Java tool) or online converters. |