echo-printing the data that comes back from YQL

Question

In the qooxdoo playground there is a YQL binding sample. I want to see what data comes back from querying the URL.

How can I modify this code:

var delegate = {manipulateData : function(data) {

  return data.query.results.item;
}};

so that I can view the return data? I've tried this.debug(data) and pressing F7 but I dont see any data there.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 30 '13 at 19:27

1

Because you're inside an object the keyword this points to the object itself.

So you either have to use:

qx.log.Logger.debug(data) in order to print into the Log area of the playground (and the browser console)
or just use console.log(data) and inspect the object solely within your browser console.

So it would look like this:

var delegate = {manipulateData : function(data) {
  console.log(data);
  return data.query.results.item;
}};

answered Jan 30 '13 at 19:27

Richard Sternagel

`console.log(data)` does nothing on IE6. `qx.log.Logger.debug(data)` yields `11289610 {query:{...(4)}}` ... so how do I get it to show the data structure in detail? Granted in this case, I can simply go to the yql page and play with their testbed, but I really want to know how to do this in general when such resources are not available. – Terrence Brannon Jan 30 '13 at 20:10
IE6 is unfortunately your worst browser choice :(. I recommend you to try for example [Firefox](http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fx/). – Richard Sternagel Jan 30 '13 at 21:47
Anyway, if you use `qx.log.Logger.debug(data).query` you see more in the Log area. But this will be tedious because you can't "browse" the object like in a browser console. If you are only interested in the result of the YQL query, then maybe the [YQL Console](http://y.ahoo.it/W7EvQ) is for you. You have to switch to 'JSON', remove the 'cbfunc' and then hit 'Test'. This should be the same object which you get in the playground sample. – Richard Sternagel Jan 30 '13 at 22:08

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