Questions tagged [ie-developer-tools]

For questions concerning Internet Explorer's built-in developer tools (HTML and CSS inspectors, JavaScript console, Profiler, Network Inspection, etc).

The F12 developer tools are built-in to Internet Explorer, and can be launched by pressing the F12 key.

The tools provide an HTML and CSS Inspector, JavaScript Debugger, JavaScript Console, Profiler and Network Inspector. The tool will receive a facelift in IE11, including much needed newer functionality.

Some resources on using F12 include:

Introduction to F12 Developer Tools
A Peek at Internet Explorer’s Developer Tools
Discover the F12 developer tools in IE9

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'console' is undefined error for Internet Explorer

I'm using Firebug and have some statements like: console.log("..."); in my page. In IE8 (probably earlier versions too) I get script errors saying 'console' is undefined. I tried putting this at the top of my page: