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Using the console

This is a non-technical guide for using the console. For technical documentation, please go to the next page.

To open the console:

Overview

The console is made of a number of key areas which are outlined in this section.

The Header

From left to right you are provided with these options:

Filter/Search bar


The filter bar, with a search result highlighted

The Search/Filter Bar is shown by pressing the magnifying glass on the header. It provides two input fields: One for searching and one for filtering.

If you want to see log messages in context, then searching is your best bet. If you want to just see a set of log messages, then filtering is for you. You can combine the two if need be.

Only the log message is searched - not the stacktrace (currently - let me know if you'd like to search the stacktraces too!)

The Log


The log with an item expanded to show its stack trace.

The log area shows the history of all Debug.Log* messages and all exceptions that occur. Only the first line of each message is shown. Clicking (or tapping) on a message will expand it to show the full log message and the stacktrace.


On desktop

On touch-screen devices

Right clicking or long-tapping on mobile will show a context menu with the options to email (only on Android and iOS), copy the message to the clipboard or clear the log.

The Input Line


The input line showing command suggestions.

The input line at the bottom of the console lets you execute commands, and this is where a lot of the clever stuff happens. For technical users, there's more information about how to implement your own commands here.

This should be pretty straightforward, and if you've used the Windows command prompt or Mac OS X's Terminal, it should be familiar to you.

You can enter a command by typing it's name, followed by its parameters, separated by spaces. When finished, press the return/enter key to execute the command.

The console automatically will suggest options to you as you type, these appear below the keyboard. You can just tap these suggestions to use them. On a desktop computer, you can press the tab key to cycle through the suggestions.

You can use the up/down arrow keys on your keyboard to quickly select previously entered commands. On mobile, you can tap on a previously entered command in the log to put it back into the input field.

At the end of the input line there is a help button. Pressing this shows you a list of all the commands available. Tapping on one of these commands will enter it into the input field, and show you the description for it, if available.

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