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toHaveTextContent

toHaveTextContent checks that a selected React DOM element contains expected text. It is a custom matcher from @testing-library/jest-dom.

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Syntax

expect(element).toHaveTextContent(expectedText)

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Source: Example | Testing Library. Checked 2026-11-03.