Added a note about the type of value thrown

jestjs · May 2, 2020 · 0b8729e · 0b8729e
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@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ test('throws on octopus', () => {
 });
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-> Note: You must wrap the code in a function, otherwise the error will not be caught and the assertion will fail.
+> Note: You must wrap the code in a function, otherwise the error will not be caught and the assertion will fail. Furthermore, `.toThrow` will check that the value thrown is the instance of the Error class, and if not it will not be detected.
 
 You can provide an optional argument to test that a specific error is thrown: