Object Dump JavaScript
console.log("my object: %o", myObj)
Otherwise you'll end up with a string representation sometimes displaying:
[object Object]
or some such.
Firebug + console.log(myObjectInstance)
function mydump(arr,level) {
var dumped_text = "";
if(!level) level = 0;
var level_padding = "";
for(var j=0;j<level+1;j++) level_padding += " ";
if(typeof(arr) == 'object') {
for(var item in arr) {
var value = arr[item];
if(typeof(value) == 'object') {
dumped_text += level_padding + "'" + item + "' ...\n";
dumped_text += mydump(value,level+1);
} else {
dumped_text += level_padding + "'" + item + "' => \"" + value + "\"\n";
}
}
} else {
dumped_text = "===>"+arr+"<===("+typeof(arr)+")";
}
return dumped_text;
}
If you're on Chrome, Firefox or IE10 + why not extend the console and use
(function() {
console.dump = function(object) {
if (window.JSON && window.JSON.stringify)
console.log(JSON.stringify(object));
else
console.log(object);
};
})();
for a concise, cross-browser solution.