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Re: Access local & closure variables for debugging purposes

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juzna.cz@gmail.com wrote:

> when debugging javascript applications I often encounter a situation,
> where I need to see local variables of a function & variables which a 
> function closes over ("closure variables").
> 
> This is possible in Chrome's Web Inspector in Scripts panel when I'm 
> debugging - I can see "Scope Variables" panel on the right with sections 
> Local, Closure and Global.
> 
> Is it somehow possible to access these variables from javascript itself? 
> Probably within code running within webinspector's console.

Those variables are available by name to your local code.  You don't have 
to do anything special to access the individual variables.  But I don't 
think any standard environments offer you facilities to list them.

  -- Scott

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Access local & closure variables for debugging purposes juzna.cz@gmail.com - 2012-07-09 10:49 -0700
  Re: Access local & closure variables for debugging purposes "Scott Sauyet" <3103invalid@webnews.fastusenet.org> - 2012-07-10 11:15 +0000

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