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             <h1>console<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console" id="console_console">#</a></span></h1>
 <pre class="api_stability_4">Stability: 4 - API Frozen</pre><div class="signature"><ul>
 <li><span class="type">Object</span></li>
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 <!--type=global-->

 <p>For printing to stdout and stderr.  Similar to the console object functions
 provided by most web browsers, here the output is sent to stdout or stderr.

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 <p>The console functions are synchronous when the destination is a terminal or
 a file (to avoid lost messages in case of premature exit) and asynchronous
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 <p>That is, in the following example, stdout is non-blocking while stderr
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 <p>In daily use, the blocking/non-blocking dichotomy is not something you
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 <h2>console.log([data], [...])<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_log_data" id="console_console_log_data">#</a></span></h2>
 <p>Prints to stdout with newline. This function can take multiple arguments in a
 <code>printf()</code>-like way. Example:

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 <pre><code>console.log(&#39;count: %d&#39;, count);</code></pre>
 <p>If formatting elements are not found in the first string then <code>util.inspect</code>
 is used on each argument.  See <a href="util.html#util_util_format_format">util.format()</a> for more information.

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 <h2>console.info([data], [...])<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_info_data" id="console_console_info_data">#</a></span></h2>
 <p>Same as <code>console.log</code>.

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 <h2>console.error([data], [...])<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_error_data" id="console_console_error_data">#</a></span></h2>
 <p>Same as <code>console.log</code> but prints to stderr.

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 <h2>console.warn([data], [...])<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_warn_data" id="console_console_warn_data">#</a></span></h2>
 <p>Same as <code>console.error</code>.

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 <h2>console.dir(obj)<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_dir_obj" id="console_console_dir_obj">#</a></span></h2>
 <p>Uses <code>util.inspect</code> on <code>obj</code> and prints resulting string to stdout.

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 <h2>console.time(label)<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_time_label" id="console_console_time_label">#</a></span></h2>
 <p>Mark a time.

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 <h2>console.timeEnd(label)<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_timeend_label" id="console_console_timeend_label">#</a></span></h2>
 <p>Finish timer, record output. Example:

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 <h2>console.trace(label)<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_trace_label" id="console_console_trace_label">#</a></span></h2>
 <p>Print a stack trace to stderr of the current position.

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 <h2>console.assert(expression, [message])<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_assert_expression_message" id="console_console_assert_expression_message">#</a></span></h2>
 <p>Same as <a href="assert.html#assert_assert_value_message_assert_ok_value_message">assert.ok()</a> where if the <code>expression</code> evaluates as <code>false</code> throw an
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	<p>For printing to stdout and stderr. Similar to the console object functions
	provided by most web browsers, here the output is sent to stdout or stderr.

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	<p>The console functions are synchronous when the destination is a terminal or
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	when it's a pipe (to avoid blocking for long periods of time).

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	<p>That is, in the following example, stdout is non-blocking while stderr
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	<p>In daily use, the blocking/non-blocking dichotomy is not something you
	should worry about unless you log huge amounts of data.


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	<h2>console.log([data], [...])<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_log_data" id="console_console_log_data">#</a></span></h2>
	<p>Prints to stdout with newline. This function can take multiple arguments in a
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	<p>If formatting elements are not found in the first string then <code>util.inspect</code>
	is used on each argument. See <a href="util.html#util_util_format_format">util.format()</a> for more information.

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	<h2>console.info([data], [...])<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_info_data" id="console_console_info_data">#</a></span></h2>
	<p>Same as <code>console.log</code>.

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	<h2>console.error([data], [...])<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_error_data" id="console_console_error_data">#</a></span></h2>
	<p>Same as <code>console.log</code> but prints to stderr.

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	<h2>console.warn([data], [...])<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_warn_data" id="console_console_warn_data">#</a></span></h2>
	<p>Same as <code>console.error</code>.

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	<p>Uses <code>util.inspect</code> on <code>obj</code> and prints resulting string to stdout.

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	<h2>console.time(label)<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_time_label" id="console_console_time_label">#</a></span></h2>
	<p>Mark a time.

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	<h2>console.timeEnd(label)<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_timeend_label" id="console_console_timeend_label">#</a></span></h2>
	<p>Finish timer, record output. Example:

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	for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
	;
	}
	console.timeEnd('100-elements');</code></pre>
	<h2>console.trace(label)<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_trace_label" id="console_console_trace_label">#</a></span></h2>
	<p>Print a stack trace to stderr of the current position.

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	<h2>console.assert(expression, [message])<span><a class="mark" href="#console_console_assert_expression_message" id="console_console_assert_expression_message">#</a></span></h2>
	<p>Same as <a href="assert.html#assert_assert_value_message_assert_ok_value_message">assert.ok()</a> where if the <code>expression</code> evaluates as <code>false</code> throw an
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