MyBatis error: Caused by: java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: unexpected token: < required: ( - mybatis

Question

Why do I get this error from MyBatis 3?
Caused by: java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: unexpected token: < required: (
This is my SQL:
SELECT * FROM GC0101.AGENT_POOL_CLIENT_ASSIGNMENT WHERE GO_CD = ?
AND ASSIGNMENT_STATUS_CD IN %lt;foreach item="item" index="index"
collection="assignmentStatusCd" open="(" separator="," close=")"%gt;
? %lt;/foreach%gt;
created from this query:
#Select("SELECT * FROM GC0101.AGENT_POOL_CLIENT_ASSIGNMENT WHERE GO_CD =
#{generalOfficeCd, jdbcType=CHAR} AND ASSIGNMENT_STATUS_CD IN " +
"<foreach item=\"item\" index=\"index\" collection=\"assignmentStatusCd\"
open=\"(\" separator=\",\" close=\")\"%gt; #{item, jdbcType=CHAR} %lt;/foreach%gt;")

Answer 1

If that is indeed your annotation value then it will not work because you are trying to include an XML statement inside the annotation's only value which is not parsed for XML elements, it's taken "as it is".
You can find a possible solution in this post: How to use Annotations with iBatis (myBatis) for an IN query? (see the #Select("<script>...") example in LordOfThePigs' answer - works with the latest MyBatis version) or try with a #SelectProvider annotation. See the Mybatis 3 API docs for more details and this note as an advice:
Java Annotations are unfortunately limited in their expressiveness and flexibility. Despite a lot of time spent in investigation, design and trials, the most powerful MyBatis mappings simply cannot be built with Annotations – without getting ridiculous that is.