I added a version of this test to our pile:
http://fbug.googlecode.com/svn/tests/console/detectFirebug.html
I used it to verify that the console object is not detected if the
Console panel is disabled in Firebug 1.3a2 (and likely 1.2.1).
jjb
On Sep 23, 10:01 pm, jpvalappil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been using the following function for quite sometime and it works
> well for me
>
> var log = function(item){
> if(window.console)
> if(trim(window.console.firebug) != '')
> console.info(item);
>
> }
>
> *The above functions calls a custom trim function just to remove any
> leading or trailing space. you can use your own version for it or can
> avoid the usage if you wish.
> Regards
> JP
>
> On Sep 23, 3:28 pm, tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I think Safari has support for the window.console object so you should
> > also test for Firefox (user-agent).
>
> > On Aug 15, 8:01 pm, Soichi Hayashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > I'd rather not put that if statement on every single lines where I use
> > > console.log..
>
> > > I guess I am looking for something like..
>
> > > if(!window.console) {
> > > var console = {
> > > log: function(foo) {//do nothing};
> > > dir: function(foo) {//do nothing};
> > > };
>
> > > }
>
> > > But I am pretty sure that somebody else has come up with more elegant
> > > solution.. I just don't want to reinvent the wheel..
>
> > > Thanks,
> > > Soichi
>
> > > John J Barton wrote:
> > > > Why not
> > > > if (window.console) console.log("starting logging");
>
> > > > jjb
>
> > > > On Aug 15, 8:19 am, Soichi Hayashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > >> Hi.
>
> > > >> Is there a way to detect that the browser doesn't have firebug
> > > >> installed
> > > >> so that "console.log()" will be ignored instead of causing the page to
> > > >> crash?
>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >> Soichi
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