W3C XQuery Standard Equivalent: err:XPST0003
Message Text
Invalid attribute value character variable1
Cause
The less-than character (<) may not be used as the literal value of an attribute. Less-than always indicates the beginning of a markup tag.
Response
Correct your code. For example, use a computed attribute constructor.
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