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Module "console"{#JSModuleConsole}
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@NAVIGATE_JSModuleConsole
@EMBEDTOC{JSModuleConsoleTOC}
Console Module{#JSModuleConsoleIntro}
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The implementation follows the CommonJS specification
@S_EXTREF{http://wiki.commonjs.org/wiki/Console,Console}.
console.assert{#JSModuleConsoleAssert}
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@FUN{console.assert(@FA{expression}, @FA{format}, @FA{argument1}, ...)}
Tests that an expression is `true`. If not, logs a message and throws
an exception.
Example usage:
console.assert(value === "abc", "expected: value === abc, actual:", value);
@CLEARPAGE
console.debug{#JSModuleConsoleDebug}
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@FUN{console.debug(@FA{format}, @FA{argument1}, ...)}
Formats the arguments according to @FA{format} and logs the result as
debug message. Note that debug messages will only be logged if the
server is started with log levels `debug` or `trace`. Please refer to
@ref CommandLineLoggingHuman for details.
String substitution patterns, which can be used in @FA{format}.
- `%%s` string
- `%%d`, `%%i` integer
- `%%f` floating point number
- `%%o` object hyperlink
Example usage:
console.debug("%s", "this is a test");
@CLEARPAGE
console.dir{#JSModuleConsoleDir}
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@FUN{console.dir(@FA{object})}
Logs a listing of all properties of the object.
Example usage:
console.dir(myObject);
@CLEARPAGE
console.error{#JSModuleConsoleError}
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@FUN{console.error(@FA{format}, @FA{argument1}, ...)}
Formats the arguments according to @FA{format} and logs the result as
error message.
String substitution patterns, which can be used in @FA{format}.
- `%%s` string
- `%%d`, `%%i` integer
- `%%f` floating point number
- `%%o` object hyperlink
Example usage:
console.error("error '%s': %s", type, message);
@CLEARPAGE
console.getline{#JSModuleConsoleGetline}
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@FUN{console.getline()}
Reads in a line from the console and returns it as string.
@CLEARPAGE
console.group{#JSModuleConsoleGroup}
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@FUN{console.group(@FA{format}, @FA{argument1}, ...)}
Formats the arguments according to @FA{format} and logs the result as
log message. Opens a nested block to indent all future messages
sent. Call @FN{groupEnd} to close the block. Representation of block
is up to the platform, it can be an interactive block or just a set of
indented sub messages.
Example usage:
console.group("user attributes");
console.log("name", user.name);
console.log("id", user.id);
console.groupEnd();
@CLEARPAGE
console.groupCollapsed{#JSModuleConsoleGroupCollapsed}
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@FUN{console.groupCollapsed(@FA{format}, @FA{argument1}, ...)}
Same as `console.group`, but with the group initially collapsed.
@CLEARPAGE
console.groupEnd{#JSModuleConsoleGroupEnd}
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@FUN{console.groupEnd()}
Closes the most recently opened block created by a call to @FN{group}.
@CLEARPAGE
console.info{#JSModuleConsoleInfo}
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@FUN{console.info(@FA{format}, @FA{argument1}, ...)}
Formats the arguments according to @FA{format} and logs the result as
info message.
String substitution patterns, which can be used in @FA{format}.
- `%%s` string
- `%%d`, `%%i` integer
- `%%f` floating point number
- `%%o` object hyperlink
Example usage:
console.info("The %s jumped over %d fences", animal, count);
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console.log{#JSModuleConsoleLog}
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@FUN{console.log(@FA{format}, @FA{argument1}, ...)}
Formats the arguments according to @FA{format} and logs the result as
log message. This is an alias for `console.info`.
@CLEARPAGE
console.time{#JSModuleConsoleTime}
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@FUN{console.time(@FA{name})}
Creates a new timer under the given name. Call @FN{timeEnd} with the
same name to stop the timer and log the time elapsed.
Example usage:
console.time("mytimer");
...
console.timeEnd("mytimer"); // this will print the elapsed time
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console.timeEnd{#JSModuleConsoleTimeEnd}
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@FUN{console.timeEnd(@FA{name})}
Stops a timer created by a call to @FN{time} and logs the time elapsed.
@CLEARPAGE
console.timeEnd{#JSModuleConsoleTrace}
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@FUN{console.trace()}
Logs a stack trace of JavaScript execution at the point where it is
called.
@CLEARPAGE
console.warn{#JSModuleConsoleWarn}
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@FUN{console.warn(@FA{format}, @FA{argument1}, ...)}
Formats the arguments according to @FA{format} and logs the result as
warn message.
String substitution patterns, which can be used in @FA{format}.
- `%%s` string
- `%%d`, `%%i` integer
- `%%f` floating point number
- `%%o` object hyperlink
@BNAVIGATE_JSModuleConsole