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

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

class Foo extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <button className="btn">Button</button>
      </div>
    );
  }
}
const wrapper = shallow(<Foo />);
expect(wrapper.find('.btn').type()).to.equal('button');

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

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