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console: change doc to follow major browser console doc #3584

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Expand Up @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ In daily use, the blocking/non-blocking dichotomy is not something you
should worry about unless you log huge amounts of data.


### console.log([data][, ...])
### console.log(object [, object, ...])
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The first argument is optional too. You can call console.log() to print a blank line.

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I've tested this before, Node and Firefox print an empty line, Chrome does not. Maybe it should be brought up with the spec authors?

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Meh, what actually matters here is what Node does.

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Should be console.log([object, ...]), I think.

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Or console.log([object [, ...]]) ?

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Like in PHP doc: http://php.net/manual/en/function.printf.php


Prints to stdout with newline. This function can take multiple arguments in a
`printf()`-like way. Example:
Expand All @@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ Prints to stdout with newline. This function can take multiple arguments in a
If formatting elements are not found in the first string then `util.inspect`
is used on each argument. See [util.format()][] for more information.

### console.info([data][, ...])
### console.info(object [, object, ...])

Same as `console.log`.

### console.error([data][, ...])
### console.error(object [, object, ...])

Same as `console.log` but prints to stderr.

### console.warn([data][, ...])
### console.warn(object [, object, ...])

Same as `console.error`.

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