Special char (&) is breaking word document

[rajpt]

Describe the bug and add attachments

If there is "&" in the string it breaks the word document.

Expected behavior

It should not break.

Steps to reproduce

$phpWord = new PhpWord();

// Add a new section to the document
$section = $phpWord->addSection();

// Add text to the section
 $section->addText('this is H&M');

$wordFilePath = '/temp/myword.docx'

// Create a temporary file in memory
$objWriter = IOFactory::createWriter($phpWord);
$objWriter->save($wordFilePath);

Now if you try to open the file it throws an error. But if you remove '&' from about string then it works.

PHPWord version(s) where the bug happened

1.2

PHP version(s) where the bug happened

8.1

Priority

• I want to crowdfund the bug fix (with @algora-io) and fund a community developer.
• I want to pay the bug fix and fund a maintainer for that. (Contact @Progi1984)

[rajpt]

Never mind this has been addressed here - #401