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fireEvent.mouseEnter

fireEvent.mouseEnter dispatches a mouse-enter event on a DOM element. Use it for direct event-handler tests; use @testing-library/user-event for more realistic interactions.

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fireEvent.mouseEnter(node, eventProperties)

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