How to inspect Javascript Objects

Question

How can I inspect an Object in an alert box? Normally alerting an Object just throws the nodename:

alert(document);

But I want to get the p

Answer 1

Use your console:

console.log(object);

Or if you are inspecting html dom elements use console.dir(object). Example:

let element = document.getElementById('alertBoxContainer');
console.dir(element);

Or if you have an array of js objects you could use:

console.table(objectArr);

If you are outputting a lot of console.log(objects) you can also write

console.log({ objectName1 });
console.log({ objectName2 });

This will help you label the objects written to console.