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?
ƒ log() { [native code] }
Now enter just console in the Console, what output do you get back?
console {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 an object with built in methods
What does the syntax console.log or console.assert mean? In particular, what does the . mean?
This syntax is accessing the log and assert methods, which are functions, in the console object. Through the use of the dot operator(.) we are able to access properties of an object.