module ActiveSupport::XmlMini_JDOM

def merge_texts!(hash, element)

XML element whose texts are to me merged into the hash
element::
Hash to add the converted element to.
hash::

Merge all the texts of an element into the hash 
def merge_texts!(hash, element)
  delete_empty(hash)
  text_children = texts(element)
  if text_children.join.empty?
    hash
  else
    # must use value to prevent double-escaping
    merge!(hash, CONTENT_KEY, text_children.join)
  end
end