This script lets you safely use console log in your web application. Some browsers will throw an error when you have console.log("something") if the developer tools/console window are not open. To avoid this JavaScript errors, use the following script which checks for the existence of the console before trying to use it.

consolelog.min.js

window.log = function () { log.history = log.history || []; log.history.push(arguments); if (this.console) { console.log(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)) } };

What is it?
This script lets you safely use console log in your web application. Some browsers will throw an error when you have console.log("something") if the developer tools/console window are not open. To avoid this JavaScript errors, use the following script which checks for the existence of the console before trying to use it. See original post explaining the how and the whys: http://www.paulirish.com/2009/log-a-lightweight-wrapper-for-consolelog/

How to add to your project:
Create a new js file (i.e. console.js) and paste the script shown below. Then just add this js file to the project where you want to log information to the console.

How to use it:

log('inside coolFunc',this,arguments); log(someobject);
etc...