Using computed property names with console.log

DanielJune 1, 2020June 1, 2020

Let's say we have the following code:

const tom = { name: 'Tom', colour: 'blue and white' }
const pib = { name: 'Puss in Boots', colour: 'orange'}
const syl = { name: 'Sylvester', colour: 'blue and white' }

console.log(tom) // { name: 'Tom', colour: 'blue and white' }
console.log(pib) //  { name: 'Puss in Boots', colour: 'orange'}
console.log(syl) // { name: 'Sylvester', colour: 'blue and white' }

By using the computed property names in Javascript we can have all the console.log statements combined into just one line.

console.log({ tom, pib, syl }) // {tom: {…}, pib: {…}, syl: {…}}

Quite a useful trick for when you want to console.log the full context of a piece of code.

Here and here you can find two more articles with tips when using the js console.