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      Description

      Displays a value in the debugger output log.

      Input Parameters

      NameTypeRequiredDescription
      valueAnyYesValue to display in output log
      [prop]TextNoWhen value is an array, name of property to display for each item in the array

      Returns

      No return value.

      Examples

      // display a basic message in the debugger
debug.log("Hello, world");
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      // display runtime information in the debugger
var name = runtime.name;
var version = runtime.version;
debug.log(name + " v." + version);
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      // prepare array of person objects
var people = [
    { "name": "Ethan", "age": 16 },
    { "name": "Annabelle", "age": 18 }];

// display the names of each person in the debugger
debug.log(people, "name");
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      Remarks

      This function is useful throughout script development because it allows you to display information and test variable conditions during script executions.

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