Is there any way to log to Safari's JavaScript console when running with the built-in JavaScript debugger? I've read the Firefox JavaScript logging question and hoping that there is a simple ("native") way to do it in WebKit/Safari.
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console.log() is not working for you on Safari? – Sean Hogan Sep 20 '10 at 05:13
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@sean hogan: Apparently it does. Originally I thought it requires some sort of a plugin to be installed like Firefox does. – adib Sep 20 '10 at 06:29
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Make sure you have "All" selected in the top right corner of the dev tools.
If it's set to "Error" then your Safari will only show console.error().
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Currently dealing with this. Is there any way to change the setting to show `All` by default. When I close the browser window and start a new session it reverts back to just `Errors` view and I'm wondering where the hell all of my debug console messages went. SUPER FRUSTRATING. – Mark Tomlin Nov 26 '19 at 18:44
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1@MarkTomlin no clue. Try looking for a setting from the command line https://pawelgrzybek.com/change-macos-user-preferences-via-command-line/ – Boris Verkhovskiy Nov 26 '19 at 19:51
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It works just the same in Safari as it does in Chrome and Firefox. By default the developer tools is not turned on, so make sure you go to Preferences -> Advanced -> Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar. Then you can pull up the console with Command+Option+C. (That shortcut obviously assumes Mac, not sure the PC shortcut, but it's in the dropdown as well)
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5And make sure All is selected on the Console output tab. Errors is selected by default. – dbarton_uk Oct 16 '15 at 11:53
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You can use the same console object described in that question. The messages will show up in the console tab.
console.log("hello console");
console.log will work "natively" in Firefox (with Firebug), IE8+, and WebKit browsers (including Safari).
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