Dumping out Value on console using jQuery

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Dumping out Value on console using jQuery

Hello,

I come from PHP background and am used to doing var_dump, echo and print_r while doing some kind of debugging.

I have just started on jquery, today is my first day infact and am trying to see if there is a way to dump out value to firebug console.

Do we have similar function to var_dump or echo in jQuery or any other way to get values or debug statements displayed on the console ?

+5 A:

Please use Console.log()

http://getfirebug.com/logging

HTH

Raja 2010-04-11 23:58:46

I am not sure if this would work as I need to see if particular function is called or not and so in that particular function am using echo or print statement and so please explain about console.log thing, do I need to put console.log into my function ?

Rachel 2010-04-12 00:19:52

Its exactly what you want. but instead of `echo $var;` like you'd do in PHP, in your javascript you write `console.log(var_name);`

Stomped 2010-04-12 00:27:07

I am doing that way only but still it is not printing the values in the console of firebug.

Rachel 2010-04-12 00:39:13

You'd probably get more help if you posted your actual code

Stomped 2010-04-12 04:28:49

Another alternative would be to use my log4javascript, which has a console that works in all the major browsers and displays a list of properties for any object passed to its logging calls.

Tim Down 2010-04-12 00:15:08

Can't I just `echo "Hello"` in my function and see if it gets printed on firebug console to see if am reaching that particular function or not ?

Rachel 2010-04-12 00:20:48

`window.console.log("Hello");` will work, as others have said. You do need to make sure Firebug is active at the time: press F12 or click the icon in the bottom of the window.

Tim Down 2010-04-12 08:19:12

To see if a particular function is being called or not, it might be more useful to set a debugger breakpoint instead. See here: http://getfirebug.com/javascript

Dave Ward 2010-04-12 00:50:27

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