How to debug Javascript with IE 8
How can we debug JavaScript with IE 8 ?
The JavaScript debbuging with Visual Studio doesn't work after an update to IE 8.
I discovered today that we can now debug Javascript With the developer tool bar plugins integreted in IE 8.
- Click ▼ Tools on the toolbar, to the right of the tabs.
- Select Developer Tools. The Developer Tools dialogue should open.
- Click the Script tab in the dialogue.
- Click the Start Debugging button.
You can use watch, breakpoint, see the call stack etc, similarly to debuggers in professional browsers.
You can also use the statement debugger;
in your JavaScript code the set a breakpoint.
You can get more information about IE8 Developer Toolbar debugging at Debugging JScript or Debugging Script with the Developer Tools.