How to console data with timestamp

Question

I am trying to log some details to browser console. I want to prefix each statement with current data and time.

e.g. 02/02/14 14:37 : some data

I tried it by creating new Date object. But this turns into creating so many Date objects.

What is the efficient way to do this in javascript?

Thanks.

Hey - Google it - got http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_obj_date.asp - probably not the best site in the world but worth a shot — Ed Heal, Feb 02 '14 at 09:12
possible duplicate of [How to get datetime in javascript?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4744299/how-to-get-datetime-in-javascript) — Foreever, Feb 02 '14 at 09:18
You probably want to automatically [log timestamps in the browser](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12008120/console-log-timestamps-in-chrome). — Dan Dascalescu, Mar 22 '14 at 01:54
Please see my answer here in similar question: http://stackoverflow.com/a/24260317/209502 — Krzysztof Wolny, Jun 17 '14 at 09:47

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 02 '14 at 09:12

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You could wrap the console.log method into a function

function log(txt) {
    console.log(new Date().toString(), txt);
}

You can always break it down further to only get the bits and pieces you want.

Then use:

log('test');

answered Feb 02 '14 at 09:12

Get a +1 for writing the code. Simple google would have found the answer – Ed Heal Feb 02 '14 at 09:13

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