Android's version of C#'s Console.WriteLine?

Question

In Android, what is the best way to write to the console. In C# I'd use either Log4Net or just Console.Write

Answer 1

For simple debugging, the standard Java way suffices:

System.out.println("Message");

Answer 2

Check out the help pages for Android.Util.Log.

You can use:

Log.v("MyActivity", "Verbose output");
Log.d("MyActivity", "Debug output");
Log.e("MyActivity", "Error output");
Log.i("MyActivity", "Information output");
Log.w("MyActivity", "Warning output");
Log.wtf("MyActivity", "WTF output"); // This isn't a joke :)

Answer 3

You need to learn how to Debug in Eclipse and how to use the ADB and DDMS tools.

In order to get more details about an exception/force close you need to look for a view in Eclipse called Logcat(you will find in the DDMS perspective) there you will find a detailed traceback when/what and on what line is the issue.

For this you should read a complete article about Debugging in Android using Eclipse