In this activity, we'll explore some additional concepts that you'll encounter in more depth later on in the course.
Open the Chrome devtools Console, type in console.log and then hit enter
What output do you get? Getting a function log(): ƒ log() { [native code] }
Now enter just console in the Console, what output do you get back?
{debug: ƒ, error: ƒ, info: ƒ, log: ƒ, warn: ƒ, …}
Try also entering typeof console
'object'
Answer the following questions:
What does console store?
It stores a temporary log of system messages, including errors, warnings, and informational output
What does the syntax console.log or console.assert mean? In particular, what does the . mean?
console.log is a built-in function used to output messages or values in the console
console.assert is also a built-in function used for debugging that writes an error message if an error exists otherwise it does nothing.
. is maybe used to access the console. console.log() means access the 'log()' method inside 'console' object