Can't search xml file and use "Ignore access key". Strings are not found.

Question

In Passolo when translating an xml file, if a string has an ampersand (hotkey) in it, it shows as &amp;. Passolo will not find it in a search if using "Ignore access key." 
 Example: 
 String is Test a&bove (Shows as Test a&amp;bove) 
 Search for Test above using "Ignore access key." 
 No matches found. 
 
 Either Passolo should search for &amp; as the & character or there should be an option to show the hotkey as &amp; or just &. 
 Is there some option I am missing.

Achim Herrmann · Answer

The observed behavior is by design. 
 Access keys only exist in some special file formats like RC files, Windows binaries (DLL, EXE), .NET WinForm files (RESX, DLL, EXE), .NET WPF (DLL, EXE), and Delphi binaries (DLL, EXE). In most cases the & is the access key, in WPF the _ is used as the access key. In all cases an access key is related to a group of strings (i.e. a software menu or a dialog) in which the access key should be unique. In these file formats functions like Ignore access key will behave as expected. 
 In all other file formats like XML or text files the access key is treated just as a normal character and functions like Ignore access key doesn&rsquo;t work. In XML it is even more complex as the & character must be converted into the & entity to create a XML compliant file.

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Can't search xml file and use "Ignore access key". Strings are not found.