Node vs Chrome, assigning console.log to a variable?

Question

When I assign console.log to a variable in node.js it works fine,

var l = console.log
l(1) # outputs 1

However, if I do the sa

Answer 1

Exactly why this requirement is in place, I don't know, but I guess Chrome's console.log requires the value of this to be console. If you want to store it in a variable, you'll have to bind the value of this:

var l = console.log.bind(console);

Answer 2

Node.js console does console.log = console.log.bind(this) in constructor.