Testing · Middle · Question 1 of 75

What is the difference between `findBy…` and `waitFor`?

✓Correct answer: findBy waits for one element to appear; waitFor retries any callback until it stops throwing
2waitFor is for elements, findBy for network requests
3findBy waits forever, waitFor has a timeout

Explanation

findByRole(...) is literally waitFor(() => getByRole(...)). Use findBy to wait for an element and waitFor for other assertions.

Further reading

Testing Library: Async Methods ↗

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