console Function

The console method allows displaying different types of messages in the Console expander of the Script Editor. Any messages traced using this method are not persisted; they are available as long as the Script Editor application is open on the screen.

It is recommended to use the console method during the development or in debug.

Syntax

It is possible to trace messages in the Console expander. See the following syntax.

console(<message>, <arguments>);
console(<Object>);

Parameters Usage

Parameter	Type	Default	Use	Annotation
message	String	-	Mandatory	Simple string (for example, `"This is my message"`) or a format string (that is, a placeholder in curly brackets { }. For example, `"Parameter 1 = {0}; Parameter 2 = {1}"`).
arguments	variable number of objects	-	Optional	Any comma-separated arguments necessary for the format string. The number of arguments must match the number of format items contained in the `<message>` parameter. Each argument can indicate a constant value or a local variable.
object	Object Object Array	-	Mandatory	An individual object or an array of objects. Each object can indicate a constant value or a local value.

Error Handling

Errors can occur in case:

The console method is called with null, empty <message>, or empty <object>.

The output in the Console expander is null (nothing is traced).

The <arguments> requested by <message> are missing or provide more or less elements as required by <message>. Extra elements are then ignored. In case of missing arguments, then the <message> string is printed as it is.
<message> uses the same index for more than one format item. Any item that uses the same index is replaced by the same value.
<message> or <object> are not provided.

An exception is generated and the script ends with an error.

Examples of Use

Print to Console - How to print a message

//Print a date value

var currentDateTime = new Date();

console("Current time: {0}", currentDateTime);

//Print an integer value

var myInteger = -1;

console("Integer value = {0}", myInteger)

console(myInteger)

//Print a real value and a bool value

console("{0}; {1}", 1.23, true)

//Print an array of real values

var myRealArray = [1.23, -4.56, 7.89]

console("{0}", myRealArray)

console(myRealArray)

//Print an array of string values and an array of real values

var myStringArray = ["hello", "world"]

console("{0}; {1}", myStringArray, [-3.45, 6.7])

//Print a simple dynamic object or an array of dynamic objects

var a = {var1: "Hello" }

var b = {var2: 123 }

console("{0}", a)

console(b)

console([a, b])