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.