XPath example

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1) read Notes / suggestions below

2) Enter text between +++++ and ----- into a editor
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<myRootElement>
  <subElement>Hi There!<p>p1</p><p>p2</p>seg      seg2</subElement>
</myRootElement>
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3) Internet Explorer - start fresh, close Internet Explorer if open then start Internet Explorer

4) type this into the Internet Explorer address bar (or copy and paste)
http://www.xpathtester.com/xpath   then press enter

5) on the xPath tester   press >XPath   and select  XPath 2.0

6) switching focus to your editor copy and paste  lines you typed
into bottom pane of xPath tester

7) enter    normalize-space(string-join(/myRootElement/subElement/text(),""))
into the box just below   > XPath:    on the  xPath tester

8) press button Test
result should be
Hi there!seg seg2

Notes / suggestions
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These notes are written for the lowest common denominator system.
meaning a bare bones system right from the computer store

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