Mybatis xml 解析异常（元素内容必须由格式正确的字符数据或标记组成）

Mybatis xml 解析异常

元素内容必须由格式正确的字符数据或标记组成。

抛出日志信息如下：
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘baseInfoController’: Injection of resource dependencies failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘materialCodeCellServiceImpl’: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field ‘baseMapper’; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘materialCodeCellMapper’ defined in file [D:\sources\AiDpm\aiipc-dpm\aiipc-dpm-biz\target\classes\com\aiipc\dpm\mapper\MaterialCodeCellMapper.class]: Cannot resolve reference to bean ‘sqlSessionTemplate’ while setting bean property ‘sqlSessionTemplate’; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘sqlSessionTemplate’ defined in class path resource [com/baomidou/mybatisplus/autoconfigure/MybatisPlusAutoConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method ‘sqlSessionTemplate’ parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘sqlSessionFactory’ defined in class path resource [com/baomidou/mybatisplus/autoconfigure/MybatisPlusAutoConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.apache.ibatis.session.SqlSessionFactory]: Factory method ‘sqlSessionFactory’ threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.core.NestedIOException: Failed to parse mapping resource: ‘file [D:\sources\AiDpm\aiipc-dpm\aiipc-dpm-biz\target\classes\mapper\ForeignMapper.xml]’; nested exception is org.apache.ibatis.builder.BuilderException: Error creating document instance. Cause: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 271; columnNumber: 27; 元素内容必须由格式正确的字符数据或标记组成。

解决办法：
修改前：AND end_date <= #{endDate}
修改后：AND end_date <= #{endDate}
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