https://www.adathedev.co.uk/tags/cdata/Recent content in CDATA on AdaTheDev BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioadathedev@gmail.com (Adrian Hills)adathedev@gmail.com (Adrian Hills)Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:06:00 +0100https://www.adathedev.co.uk/2010/06/sql-server-xml-datatype-with-cdata.htmlMon, 14 Jun 2010 14:06:00 +0100adathedev@gmail.com (Adrian Hills)https://www.adathedev.co.uk/2010/06/sql-server-xml-datatype-with-cdata.htmlSo today I learnt something new - it turns out the XML datatype in SQL Server does not preserve CDATA sections. e.g. DECLARE @XML XML SET @XML = '<Test><NodeA><![CDATA[Testing cdata section <woop!>]]></NodeA></Test>' SELECT @XML Results ------------------------------------------------------------------ <Test><NodeA>Testing cdata section <woop!></NodeA></Test> After a quick dig around, I found this MS Connect case. I personally would like to see it accept whatever you pass in without silently altering it, as long as it’s well-formed XML of course.