If the element is empty, then a non-breaking space ( ) is inserted (so that the failure shows up when displayed in a browser).
<div concordion:assertEquals="acronym" />
When marked as a failure, with actual value
XYZ
, it becomes:
<div concordion:assertEquals="acronym" class="failure"> _ <del class="expected"> </del> <ins class="actual">XYZ</ins> _ </div>
<div concordion:assertEquals="acronym">ABC</div>
When marked as a failure, with a blank actual value, it becomes:
<div concordion:assertEquals="acronym" class="failure"> _ <del class="expected">ABC</del> <ins class="actual"> </ins> _ </div>