title: What is the escape character for "&" symbol? for vb.net
body: <p>from here:
  CompanyCode=GB70 &amp; HO&amp;BucketLevel=1</p>
  
  <p>I want it to read the &amp; as code instead of separator.</p>
  
  <p>currently it like this:
  CompanyCode=GB70</p>
  
  <p>expected result:
  CompanyCode=GB70 &amp; HO</p>