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you, helping each other. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Internet Explorer Console up vote 93 down vote favorite 22 Is there a console logger for IE? I'm trying to log a bunch of tests/assertions to the console but I can't do this in IE. javascript internet-explorer internet-explorer-8 console firebug share|improve this question

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asked Apr 17 '10 at 0:22 bobthabuilda 1,86652033 4 watch out! console.log() only works when IE's dev tool is open (yes IE is crappy). see stackoverflow.com/questions/7742781/… –Adrien Be Jul 16 '13 at 13:15 1 use cross-browser wrapper: github.com/MichaelZelensky/log.js –Michael Zelensky Feb 18 '14 at 16:14 add a comment| 9 Answers 9 active oldest votes up vote 126 down vote accepted You can access IE8 script console by launching the "Developer Tools" (F12). Click the "Script" tab, then click "Console" on the right. From within your JavaScript code, you can do any of the following: Also, you can clear the Console by calling console.clear(). NOTE: It appears you must launch the Developer Tools first then refresh your page for this to work. share|improve this answer answered Apr 17 '10 at 1:40 Craig 3,51422030 2 Ah, even though it falls short of Firebug, it still has just enough of what I need. Thanks! –bobthabuild

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removed. You’ll be auto redirected in 1 second. How-tos and Samples (by IE version) Internet Explorer 11 Samples and internet explorer error log Tutorials Using the F12 developer tools Using the F12 developer tools Console Console Console DOM Explorer Console Console error messages Debugger Network UI Responsiveness Profiler Memory Emulation Keyboard shortcuts TOC Collapse http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2656730/internet-explorer-console the table of content Expand the table of content This documentation is archived and is not being maintained. This documentation is archived and is not being maintained. Using the Console to view errors and debug Use the Console tool to view errors and other messages, send debug output, inspect JavaScript objects and XML nodes, and to run JavaScript in the context of the https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn255006(v=vs.85).aspx selected window or frame. A window into your code The primary use for the Console tool is to communicate into and out of running webpages: In: You run JavaScript to view and change values in running webpages, add functions to running code, and run debug code on the fly. Out: Internet Explorer and JavaScript code deliver status, error, and debug messages to developers, including inspectable JavaScript objects and DOM Nodes. Sending info to the Console Selecting your execution target Messages Internet Explorer sends to the console Messages developers can send to the console from code Managing messages for readability Selecting your execution target New in Windows 8.1 Update, the Console has a Target drop-down menu just above the Console output pane. If the webpage you're viewing has an iframe element in it, select the iframe from the Target menu to run Console commands solely in the scope of the iframe. If your webpage has no iframes, the only selection will be "_top." Messages Internet Explorer sends to the console By default settings, the Console won't show any messages until you start it. Start it by opening the F1

here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company Business http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3326650/console-is-undefined-error-for-internet-explorer Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Stack Overflow Questions Jobs Documentation Tags Users Badges Ask Question x Dismiss Join the Stack Overflow Community Stack Overflow is a community of 4.7 million programmers, just like you, helping each other. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up 'console' is undefined error for Internet Explorer up vote 338 down vote favorite 124 I'm using Firebug and have some statements like: console.log("..."); in internet explorer my page. In IE8 (probably earlier versions too) I get script errors saying 'console' is undefined. I tried putting this at the top of my page: still I get the errors. Any way to get rid of the errors? javascript internet-explorer internet-explorer-8 firebug share|improve this question edited Oct 31 '13 at 9:11 informatik01 9,30763759 asked Jul 24 '10 at 19:55 user246114 13.4k3383136 4 Use typeof internet explorer 11 in your if, it will avoid undefined errors: if(typeof console === "undefined") { var console = { log: function (logMsg) { } }; } –Flak DiNenno Feb 4 '13 at 23:19 14 console.log() only works when IE's dev tool is open (yes IE is crappy). see stackoverflow.com/questions/7742781/… –Adrien Be Jul 16 '13 at 13:14 1 Best answer to that question is stackoverflow.com/a/16916941/2274855 –Vinícius Moraes Nov 19 '13 at 15:05 1 see github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/blob/master/js/plugins.js –Aprillion Nov 27 '13 at 15:54 1 @Aprillion link is broken, use this one instead: github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/blob/master/src/js/plugins‌.js –Alfred Bez Oct 22 '15 at 7:27 | show 2 more comments 21 Answers 21 active oldest votes up vote 349 down vote accepted Try if (!window.console) console = ... An undefined variable cannot be referred directly. However, all global variables are attributes of the same name of the global context (window in case of browsers), and accessing an undefined attribute is fine. Or use if (typeof console === 'undefined') console = ... if you want to avoid the magic variable window, see @Tim Down's answer. share|improve this answer edited May 17 at 8:57 answered Jul 24 '10 at 19:57 kennytm 318k62752812 148 Just to be clear to anyone else using this, place