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== Tasks Page == | |||
Find a few tasks on the following page: | |||
[http://garretts.github.io/jsclass/debugging/ debugging tasks] | |||
== Error Reporting in IE == | |||
In IE, go to Tools > Internet Options and choose the Advanced tab. | |||
Make sure the check box for "Display a notification for every script error” is checked. | |||
== It Doesn't Work! == | == It Doesn't Work! == | ||
* Make sure you've correctly added a closing </SCRIPT> tag. | * Make sure you've correctly added a closing </SCRIPT> tag. | ||
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== How to Launch the Debugger == | == How to Launch the Debugger == | ||
'''Mac:''' Opera, Chrome, Firefox: Option + command + i. | |||
'''Chrome:''' | |||
[https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/javascript-debugging Debugging JavaScript] | |||
=== debugger keyword === | === debugger keyword === | ||
<source lang="javascript"> | <source lang="javascript"> | ||
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=== Add a Breakpoint === | === Add a Breakpoint === | ||
A breakpoint is an intentional point in a script put in place for debugging purposes. | |||
Opera: | |||
Firefox: | |||
[[File:Debugger-breakpoint.png]] | [[File:Debugger-breakpoint.png]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 1 January 2014
Tasks Page[edit | edit source]
Find a few tasks on the following page: debugging tasks
Error Reporting in IE[edit | edit source]
In IE, go to Tools > Internet Options and choose the Advanced tab. Make sure the check box for "Display a notification for every script error” is checked.
It Doesn't Work![edit | edit source]
- Make sure you've correctly added a closing </SCRIPT> tag.
- Check the error console.
- Validate the HTML Markup
- See also Code Guidelines for Rich Internet Application Development
How to Launch the Debugger[edit | edit source]
Mac: Opera, Chrome, Firefox: Option + command + i.
Chrome: Debugging JavaScript
debugger keyword[edit | edit source]
<source lang="javascript"> function myFunc(myParam) {
debugger;
var myVar = 1;
function innerFunc() {
}
} </source>
FIXME: Find and fix the bug[edit | edit source]
The code example below must be changed to output:
Check the value of i: 0 Check the value of i: 1 Check the value of i: 2 Check the value of i: 3
Example <source lang="javascript"> var count = 0; var output = document.getElementById("output");
for ( var i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
setTimeout(function(){
output.textContent = "Check the value of i:" + i;
}, 200);
} </source>
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Firefox:
Add a Breakpoint[edit | edit source]
A breakpoint is an intentional point in a script put in place for debugging purposes. Opera: Firefox:
Debugger Keyword Full Example[edit | edit source]
Copy'n'paste this example into your text editor, open your browser, and open this file. <source lang="html5"> <!doctype html> <head> <title>Debugger Example</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> </head> <body>
Test Debugger
When Entering an Execution Context, the Variable Environment is initialized with parameter variables, Function Declarations, and Variable Statements.
function myFunc(myParam) {
debugger;
var myVar = 1;
function innerFunc() {
}
}
<script> function myFunc(myParam) {
debugger;
var myVar = 1;
function innerFunc() {
}
} </script>
Open the debugger and then click the button below.
<button onclick="myFunc(7)">myFunc(7)</button> </body> </html> </source>