type.md

.type() => String|Function|null

Returns the type of the current node of this wrapper. If it's a composite component, this will be the component constructor. If it's native DOM node, it will be a string of the tag name. If it's null, it will be null.

Note: can only be called on a wrapper of a single node.

Returns

String|Function|null: The type of the current node

Examples

const wrapper = shallow(<div/>);
expect(wrapper.type()).to.equal('div');

const wrapper = shallow(<Foo />);
expect(wrapper.type()).to.equal(Foo);

class Null extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return null;
  }
}
const wrapper = shallow(<Null />);
expect(wrapper.type()).to.equal(null);