console.log() to log multiline text / DebugBar forums

sly · 2008-10-14 11:12:05

is there a way to log a multiline message? line breaks are ignored (\n), but in the same time tabulation \t works just fine.

fabrice · 2008-10-14 11:46:34

Hi,

It is working on my side.

Code:

console.log('test\nline 2\nline 3\nline4');

is generating 4 lines.

sly · 2008-10-14 12:03:37

this code rendered to a single line in my environment: testline 2line 3line4. What can I do to help you figure out this issue?

fabrice · 2008-10-14 12:07:12

Give me more information : What is your OS version, what is your IE version ?

Are you trying this code from the console ? from a web page ? is there a public web page where you have the problem so I can reproduce it ?

Thanks.

sly · 2008-10-14 12:22:16

windows 2003 server R2 standard x64 SP2
IE 7.0.5730.13 (x32 process instance)

The issue is reproducible by a local file with the following content:

Code:

 <html>
<body>
<script>
console.log('test\nline 2\nline 3\nline4');
</script>
</body>
</html>

as i said, \t was displayed as tabulation. I have a suspection, it might help you:

Code:

console.log('test\\n a lot of text goes here');

will be displayed as:

Code:

Console [16]=     
 testa lot of text goes here

note the double slashes in the original string, they and the following 'n' symbol aren't in the output.

Code:

console.log('\\');

is displayed as:

Console [24]=
\par

Last edited by sly (2008-10-14 12:30:17)

fabrice · 2008-10-14 13:09:25

Sorry !

I did some minor changes for the next Companion.JS release, and one of those changes corrected this bug. That's why it is working on my box !

So, your problem will be fixed on the next Companion.JS release :-)

sly · 2008-10-14 13:14:09

thanks, I'm looking forward for the update :-) Thank you for the great tool!

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