How do you test React components? What are the commonly used testing libraries?

Learn how to test React components using Jest and React Testing Library for reliable UI behavior validation.

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Published: 10/26/2025
Updated: 10/26/2025

Testing ensures your components render and behave correctly.


⚙️ Example

import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
import Button from './Button';

test('renders button text', () => {
  render(<Button text='Click' />);
  expect(screen.getByText('Click')).toBeInTheDocument();
});

âś… Common Libraries:

  • Jest — testing framework.
  • React Testing Library — for DOM testing.
  • Enzyme (legacy).

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