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Authors React Native E2E tests with Detox (Wix) - gray-box architecture (runs in-process with the app), `element(by.id|by.text|by.label)` matchers, `waitFor()` for explicit sync beyond Detox's automatic async tracking, Jest runner. Use when the app is React Native and speed matters. For Flutter use flutter-testing; for black-box cross-platform use appium-testing; for YAML-declarative flows use maestro-flows; for non-RN native use xcuitest-suite or espresso-suite.
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Detox element API - matchers, actions, assertions
Lookup reference for element(...) matchers, the actions callable on a matched
element, and the assertions expect(...) supports. Referenced from Step 3 of
the detox-testing skill.
Matchers
Per detox-matchers:
| Matcher | Use |
|---|---|
by.id('tap_me') | React Native testID prop (preferred default). |
by.text('Tap Me') | Visible text content. |
by.label('...') | iOS accessibility label / Android content description. |
by.type('RCTImageView') | Component class name (iOS / Android-specific). |
by.traits(['button']) | iOS only - accessibility traits. |
Each accepts strings or regex (by.id(/^tap_[a-z]+$/)).
Combinators per detox-matchers:
withAncestor(matcher) // child element within a parent
withDescendant(matcher) // parent containing children
and(matcher) // combine matchers
atIndex(index) // when matcher returns multipleActions
await element(by.id('btn')).tap();
await element(by.id('btn')).longPress();
await element(by.id('btn')).multiTap(2);
await element(by.id('input')).typeText('hello');
await element(by.id('input')).clearText();
await element(by.id('input')).replaceText('new text');
await element(by.id('list')).scroll(200, 'down');
await element(by.id('list')).scrollTo('bottom');
await element(by.id('list')).swipe('left', 'fast');
await element(by.id('toggle')).pinch(1.5);Assertions
await expect(element(by.id('toast'))).toBeVisible();
await expect(element(by.id('cart-count'))).toHaveText('1');
await expect(element(by.id('error'))).not.toBeVisible();
await expect(element(by.id('field'))).toHaveValue('expected');expect(...) from Detox auto-waits up to a default timeout (typically 5s) - no
explicit waitFor needed for normal synchronization-tracked work.