How can I get the full object in Node.js's console.log(), rather than '[Object]'?

Question

When debugging using console.log(), how can I get the full object?

const myObject = {
   \"a\":\"a\",
   \"b\":{
      \"c\":\"c\",
      \"d\":         


        

Answer 1

You can use JSON.stringify, and get some nice indentation as well as perhaps easier to remember syntax.

console.log(JSON.stringify(myObject, null, 4));

---

{
    "a": "a",
    "b": {
        "c": "c",
        "d": {
            "e": "e",
            "f": {
                "g": "g",
                "h": {
                    "i": "i"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

The third argument sets the indentation level, so you can adjust that as desired.

More detail here if needed:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify