console.log() not working in visual studio 2012

Question

I am trying log json data onto console using following code and I want to debug it using developers tool provided by IE.

My Code is

$.getJSON("s13.aspx", function (data3, textStatus3) {
                     console.log(textStatus3);}

But I am having error that console is undefined.

Why is it happening? How to solve it?

console.log working only if you open developer tool (F12) [MS-Documentation about](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd565625%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#consolelogging) — Frogmouth, Dec 20 '13 at 11:51

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 20 '13 at 11:25

2

Use if(window.console) first.

if( window.console ){
   console.log('hi');
}else{
   alert('console not avaliable');
}

answered Dec 20 '13 at 11:25

Eduardo Stuart

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

1

console doesn't exist in IE unless the console is actually open

check this link for a detailed discussion:

to check whether console is defined or not, you can do

if ('console' in window)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

Community

answered Dec 20 '13 at 11:32

gaurav5430

2 Answers2