.ref(refName) => ReactComponent | HTMLElement

Returns the node that matches the provided reference name.

NOTE: can only be called on a wrapper instance that is also the root instance.

Arguments

1. refName (String): The ref attribute of the node

Returns

ReactComponent | HTMLElement: The node that matches the provided reference name. This can be a react component instance, or an HTML element instance.

Examples

class Foo extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <span ref="firstRef" amount={2}>First</span>
        <span ref="secondRef" amount={4}>Second</span>
        <span ref="thirdRef" amount={8}>Third</span>
      </div>
    );
  }
}

const wrapper = mount(<Foo />);
expect(wrapper.ref('secondRef').innerText).to.equal('Second');

Related Methods

• .find(selector) => ReactWrapper
• .findWhere(predicate) => ReactWrapper