Type error while testing the smartContract

[Gireeshbd]

This is the test script

const { describe } = require("mocha")
const { ethers } = require("hardhat")
const { assert, expect } = require("chai")
describe("SimpleStorage", function () {
    let simpleStorageFactory, simpleStorage
    this.beforeEach(async function () {
        const simpleStorageFactory = await ethers.getContractFactory(
            "SimpleStorage"
        )
        const simpleStorage = await simpleStorageFactory.deploy()
        await simpleStorage.deployed()
        console.log(simpleStorage.address)
    })
    it("Should start with a favorite number of 0", async function () {
        const currentValue = await simpleStorage.retrieve()
        const expectedValue = "0"
        assert.equal(currentValue.toString(), expectedValue)
    })
})

now, while running the command

yarn hardhat test

The output shows the error

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'retrieve')

[javierdash]

Hi Gireeshbd!
Try doing this:

• on “this.beforeEach” remove this.

• Remove const on “const simpleStorageFactory” and from “const simpleStorage”

• Remove this 2 lines:

await simpleStorage.deployed()
console.log(simpleStorage.address)

[javierdash]

np what the output tells?

[Gireeshbd]

I had updated the error

[PatrickAlphaC]

Is retrieve spelt right in the contract?

[Gireeshbd]

@javierdash this solves the problem, but why doesn't it when we include 'const' and "this"

[honxsinatra]

....thanks @javierdash the second hint solved my problem, but why it doesn't work when we include 'const'?

[Gireeshbd]

Thank you to the community for helping me out