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The JavaScript Debugger

Reading

• The JavaScript Debugger

Notes

• The debugger allows you to set breakpoints in your code and watch the value of variables up until the breakpoint

Components

• File List
  • Top left
  • Contains a list of files associated with the webpage you are debugging
  • You can select a file to see its contents in the center pane of the Debugger
• Source Code
  • The actual code being run that you are actively debugging
• Watch Expressions
  • Watch expressions allows you to watch the value of variables as the code runs
• Breakpoints
  • Breakpoints allow you to stop the code from running on a specific line
• Call Stack
  • Show you the line of code run to get to the current line of code
• Scopes
  • Shows you what objects are “visible” to your code at various points