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fireEvent.drop

fireEvent dispatches DOM events on elements. Use its named methods for common events, and use createEvent when you need to keep the event object.

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Syntax

fireEvent(node, event)
fireEvent[eventName](node, eventProperties)
createEvent[eventName](node, eventProperties)

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  • fireEvent.click
  • fireEvent.change
  • fireEvent.drop
  • fireEvent.keyDown
  • createEvent
  • @testing-library/user-event

Source: Firing Events | Testing Library. Checked 2026-11-03.