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title	module	submodule	file	description	line	isConstructor	itemtype	alt	example	class	params	chainable
log	Foundation	Foundation	src/core/reference.js	<p>Prints a message to your browser's web console. When using p5, you can use <a href="/reference/p5/print">print</a> and <a href="/reference/p5/console/log">console.log</a> interchangeably.</p> <p>The console is opened differently depending on which browser you are using. Here are links on how to open the console in <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Web_Console/Opening_the_Web_Console">Firefox</a> , <a href="https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/open">Chrome</a>, <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/devtools-guide/console">Edge</a>, and <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/safari/sfri20948/mac">Safari</a>. With the <a href="https://editor.p5js.org/">online p5 editor</a> the console is embedded directly in the page underneath the code editor.</p> <p>From <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Console/log">the MDN entry</a>: The Console method log() outputs a message to the web console. The message may be a single <a href="/reference/p5/string">string</a> (with optional substitution values), or it may be any one or more JavaScript <a href="/reference/p5/object">objects</a>.</p>	512	false	method	This example does not render anything	<div class='norender'> <code> let myNum = 5; console.log(myNum); // prints 5 to the console console.log(myNum + 12); // prints 17 to the console </code> </div>	console	name description type message <p>:Message that you would like to print to the console</p> String|Expression|Object	false

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