get a comment in the template

[teabagp]

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Current behavior
When i use empty template, i get a comment in component (this ).
This behavior occurred after the update to 4.0.0-rc.1

Expected behavior
In 4.0.0-beta.8 I get empty component

Minimal reproduction of the problem with instructions
angular 4.0.0-rc.1
http://plnkr.co/edit/C4uCLuL5pQqsH8ToR5yS?p=preview

angular 4.0.0-beta.8
http://plnkr.co/edit/8TnxGwzojU2Z026RcaHD?p=preview

• Angular version: 4.0.0-rc.1

• Browser: all

[DzmitryShylovich]

This change was introduced by #14469
Angular creates an empty comment here

@tbosch do you know why it was required?

[teabagp]

Give advice on how best to get rid of comment?

[DzmitryShylovich]

@teabagp for example like this http://plnkr.co/edit/FANAd3wPtqrKoTdxG2c5?p=preview

but you should really avoid direct dom manipulations. why do you need a component with an empty template? maybe directive would be better?

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