Xpath expression to retrieve oldest/earliest node
- by gkrogers
I have an XML snippet, so:
<STATES>
<STATE>
<NAME>Alabama</NAME>
<ABBREVIATION>AL</ABBREVIATION>
<CAPITAL>Montgomery</CAPITAL>
<POPULATION>4661900</POPULATION>
<AREA>52419</AREA>
<DATEOFSTATEHOOD>14 December 1819</DATEOFSTATEHOOD>
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