test

Adds a test case in the current scope.

test(name: string, f: (test: TestCase) => void | Promise<void>): void

Notes

• This function must be used within a function passed to describe().
• Test functions may be async, all promises are awaited automatically.

Parameters

• name — The name of the test
• f — The function that defines the test; if this function throws an error, the test fails automatically

Example

// define a simple test:
describe("Math", () => {
  test("One plus one", () => {
    expect(1 + 1).toBe(2);
  });
});

Static Members

• function skip(name, f) staticAdds a test case that will be skipped.
• function todo(name, f?) staticAdds a test case that will be marked as ‘to do’.
• function only(name, f) staticAdds a test case that will be run exclusively.