What's a Javascript Console?

[multilingual]

I am trying to sort out some syntax errors on a site of mine. Not being overly clever with the technical side of things I asked for some help on a technical forum and received this reply:

Most browsers will have a Javascript Console. The console will open the source and highlight the error. Makes it a lot easier

:?

I did ask for an explanation of what this means, but they didn't reply.

Can anyone give me a few pointers?

JB

 

[dagr]

I am trying to sort out some syntax errors on a site of mine. Not being overly clever with the technical side of things I asked for some help on a technical forum and received this reply:

Most browsers will have a Javascript Console. The console will open the source and highlight the error. Makes it a lot easier

:?

I did ask for an explanation of what this means, but they didn't reply.

Can anyone give me a few pointers?

JB

It's just the standard error stream for javascript execution (i.e. a dedicated browser window that shows errors and warnings whenever javascript is run from that browser). On Firefox it's in the "Tools" menu I believe (not exactly sure as my browser is in French).

 

[TWD-Tony]

If you have any Java errors and are runnng IE then there should be a small yellow triangle in the bottom left hand corner with a "!" in it... Double click this triangle to open the de-bugging window, this will basically tell you the type of error and what line it is on :wink:

 

[multilingual]

Aha, thanks Tony

I opened it up and it said;

Line 8
Character 1
Syntax error
Code 0


:? er.....ok

So now what do I do? What am I looking for?

JB

 

[TWD-Tony]

Open the source code for the problem page and see that's on line 8 character 1 :?:

I'm no java de-bugging expert but the net is a huge resource so try googling for java errors and see what the code 0 is. :wink: