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 simply add an inspect() method to your object which will override the representation of object in console.log messages

eg:

var myObject = {
   "a":"a",
   "b":{
      "c":"c",
      "d":{
         "e":"e",
         "f":{
            "g":"g",
            "h":{
               "i":"i"
            }
         }
      }
   }
};
myObject.inspect = function(){ return JSON.stringify( this, null, ' ' ); }

then, your object will be represented as required in both console.log and node shell