Q:

Where does the text formatting take place?

I have this part of an XML (which I got from an external source)
> <ListOfStructuredNote>
>                     <StructuredNote>
>                         <GeneralNote>Part APart B</GeneralNote>
>                         <NoteID>Info record PO text</NoteID>
>                         <Agency>
>                             <AgencyCoded>Other</AgencyCoded>
>                             <AgencyCodedOther>asdasd</AgencyCodedOther>
>                         </Agency>
>                     </StructuredNote>
>  </ListOfStructuredNote>

The (complete) XML will be parsed with Lotusscript. The function: CreateDOMParser will be used to parse the XML.
Eventually I need the value of the GeneralNote element which is Inside the element: ListOfStructure. With the following code I can retrieve the value of GeneralNote and put it into a variable called : note which is of type String. The code in Lotusscript:
ret = getFieldValue(Node, "ListOfStructuredNote", "String")
note = ""
If Not ChildNode Is Nothing Then
    numChildren =  ChildNode.NumberOfChildNodes
    Set child = ChildNode.FirstChild     ' Get child
    While numChildren > 0

    If Child.NodeType = 1 Then
        If Not Child.FirstChild.FirstChild.isNull Then
            note = note + Child.FirstChild.FirstChild.NodeValue
        End If
    End If

    Set child = child.NextSibling   ' Get next child
    numChildren = numChildren - 1
Wend
End If

When the variable note is saved into a Lotus Document field (type text list) then I see this as output:
Part A(newline)
Part B
How is it possible that there is a newline. Because if I open the XML in a text editor like vscode or sublime text 3, then I do not see any newline. So what I am asking is: How can I detect any formatting?

A:

Try a different text editor with a feature that shows hidden characters. 
For example, use Notepad++ and select View - Show Symbol - Show All Characters. You'll probably find that there really is something there between Part A and Part B. 

