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64 <h1 class="epydoc">Class CDATA</h1><p class="nomargin-top"></p>
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68 <strong class="uidshort">CDATA</strong>
73 <p>CDATA factory. This factory creates an opaque data object that
74 can be used to set Element text. The usual way to use it is:</p>
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