Log to Safari JavaScript Console

Question

Is there any way to log to Safari's JavaScript console when running with the built-in JavaScript debugger? I've read the Firefox JavaScript logging question and hoping that there is a simple ("native") way to do it in WebKit/Safari.

Thanks

Solution 1

You can use the same console object described in that question. The messages will show up in the console tab.

console.log("hello console");

console.log will work "natively" in Firefox (with Firebug), IE8+, and WebKit browsers (including Safari).

Solution 2

Make sure you have "All" selected in the top right corner of the dev tools.

If it's set to "Error" then your Safari will only show console.error().

Solution 3

It works just the same in Safari as it does in Chrome and Firefox. By default the developer tools is not turned on, so make sure you go to Preferences -> Advanced -> Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar. Then you can pull up the console with Command+Option+C. (That shortcut obviously assumes Mac, not sure the PC shortcut, but it's in the dropdown as well)