# Formatting an XML string

It is easy to run the replaceSpecialCharForXML routine along with a tJava component, to format a string for XML:

```
System.out.println(TalendString.replaceSpecialCharForXML("Thelma & Louise"));
```

In this example, the & character is replaced in order to make the string XML compatible:

![The result is "Thelma & Louise" in the Run view.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/Routines16_c.png)