question: public static void compare ( final String expected , final String actual ) { try { final String in = replaceTabsWithSpaces ( expected . trim ( ) ) ; final String out = replaceTabsWithSpaces ( actual . trim ( ) ) ; Assert . assertEquals ( in , out ) ; LOG . debug ( "Compare.... [OK]" ) ; } catch ( final ComparisonFailure e ) { LOG . error ( "Compare.... [FAIL]" , e . getMessage ( ) ) ; throw e ; } }
target:  Compares two strings by removing trailing spaces & tabs for correct comparison.