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The star * selects all elements located by preceeding path
 
/AAA/CCC/DDD/*
Select all elements enclosed by elements /AAA/CCC/DDD

     <AAA>
          <XXX>
               <DDD>
                    <BBB/>
                    <BBB/>
                    <EEE/>
                    <FFF/>
               </DDD>
          </XXX>
          <CCC>
               <DDD>
                    <BBB/>
                    <BBB/>
                    <EEE/>
                    <FFF/>
               </DDD>
          </CCC>
          <CCC>
               <BBB>
                    <BBB>
                         <BBB/>
                    </BBB>
               </BBB>
          </CCC>
     </AAA>
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/*/*/*/BBB
Select all elements BBB which have 3 ancestors

     <AAA>
          <XXX>
               <DDD>
                    <BBB/>
                    <BBB/>
                    <EEE/>
                    <FFF/>
               </DDD>
          </XXX>
          <CCC>
               <DDD>
                    <BBB/>
                    <BBB/>
                    <EEE/>
                    <FFF/>
               </DDD>
          </CCC>
          <CCC>
               <BBB>
                    <BBB>
                         <BBB/>
                    </BBB>
               </BBB>
          </CCC>
     </AAA>
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//*
Select all elements

     <AAA>
          <XXX>
               <DDD>
                    <BBB/>
                    <BBB/>
                    <EEE/>
                    <FFF/>
               </DDD>
          </XXX>
          <CCC>
               <DDD>
                    <BBB/>
                    <BBB/>
                    <EEE/>
                    <FFF/>
               </DDD>
          </CCC>
          <CCC>
               <BBB>
                    <BBB>
                         <BBB/>
                    </BBB>
               </BBB>
          </CCC>
     </AAA>
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