uOut()

Message output handler.

Syntax

uOut(sMsg_aMsg, oSelf, cOut);

Parameter Type Mandatory Description Util.js version

sMsg_aMsg

String

Array of String

The message to output – either a single string or an array of strings.

0.8

oSelf

Self Descriptor Object

Optional descriptor object, used to create a prefix to the message before it is output.

Example object: {file: "foo.js", ver: 1.2}

0.8

cOut

Constant

Constant defining desired output destination:

Default: OUT_DEFAULT

0.8

The return value of the output method will be returned (see documentation for OUT_* constants above for more information).

Output single line of text to console

var self = {file: "foo.js", ver: 1.2};
 
function bar() {
  uOut("bar() called", self, OUT_CONSOLE);
}
 
bar(); // "[foo.js v1.2] bar() called"

Multi-line output

function foo() {
  var names = ["bob", "jim", "kate"];
  uOut(names);
}
 
foo(); // outputs each of the names on a new line to OUT_DEFAULT

This feature requires: