How to change string representation of objects in Nodejs debug console view

Question

How do I change the string representation of an object instance in nodejs debug console. Is there a method (like toString() in .NET) I can override?

Answer 1

There is a toString() method that you call on another string.

terms[200]._text.toString()

You may also be looking for JSON.stringify() which I find extremely useful in debugging. Since JavaScript objects are literally JSON, this will make printing them out to the console simpler.

console.log(JSON.stringify(terms[200]))