I want to test small snippets of JavaScript code in VSCode's terminal before inserting them in my project. I want something similar to Chrome's Devtools console.
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Just create a test file and and execute the test file. – Get Off My Lawn Feb 25 '20 at 23:05
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1@HereticMonkey that thread dismissed a quite valid solution to use node, which requires zero plugins installed for VSC. – crtag Feb 25 '20 at 23:08
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@crtag "dismissed"? There is no dismissal in Stack Overflow. Add an answer to that question that suggests using NodeJS or upvote the one that obliquely does already. – Heretic Monkey Feb 25 '20 at 23:10
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@HereticMonkey for some reason I was thinking this was for node... – Get Off My Lawn Feb 25 '20 at 23:12
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@GetOffMyLawn A lot of chatter about using node as a solution in the answers and comments, I can see why :). – Heretic Monkey Feb 25 '20 at 23:14
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@HereticMonkey Yes that is the same question, but it does not contain the word "terminal" anywhere, maybe that is why I could not find it via googling. – Strategy Thinker Feb 27 '20 at 18:06
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Install node and npm from https://nodejs.org/en/download/
After installation in VSCode under terminal tab run
node
Paste your snippet to run your javascript code or use node filepath/filename.js to see result.
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Just run the command node to enter a node environment where you can run arbitrary JavaScript.
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