MathType plugin doesn't accept & entity.

[jswiderski]

📝 Provide detailed reproduction steps (if any)

Open editor with MathType plugin and execute editor.setData('&');.

✔️ Expected result

Character & should be displayed just like in editor without MathType plugin.

❌ Actual result

Error gets thrown: Parse error - Error parsing XML

📃 Other details

• Browser: Any
• OS: Any
• CKEditor version: 15.0
• Installed CKEditor plugins: Mathtype

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NOTE: You can workaround this error by using editor.setData('&'); instead of editor.setData('&'); .

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[Reinmar]

Closed a DUP in #5675.

[Reinmar]

Another DUP: #2030.

[thiagolobao]

Any update?

[FilipTokarski]

I checked it with the new release candidate of MathType&CKE5 integration and it works now. Character & displays with no errors.

[FilipTokarski]

This issue is fixed in the new MathType version 7.19.0

[JMA12]

Still getting this error