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.type() => String | Function | null

Returns the type of the only node of this wrapper. If it's a React component, this will be the component constructor. If it's a native DOM node, it will be a string with the tag name. If it's null, it will be null. It must be a single-node wrapper.

Returns

String | Function | null: The type of the node

Examples

function Foo() {
  return <div />;
}
const wrapper = mount(<Foo />).childAt(0);
expect(wrapper.type()).to.equal('div');

function Foo() {
  return (
    <div>
      <button type="button" className="btn">Button</button>
    </div>
  );
}
const wrapper = mount(<Foo />);
expect(wrapper.find('.btn').type()).to.equal('button');

function Foo() {
  return <Bar />;
}
const wrapper = mount(<Foo />);
expect(wrapper.type()).to.equal(Foo);
expect(wrapper.childAt(0).type()).to.equal(Bar);

function Null() {
  return null;
}
const wrapper = mount(<Null />);
expect(wrapper.type()).to.equal(null);