how do you look at the contents of an object in javascript

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I am very new to javascript. When I do a typeof variable name, I get object{}. I need to look at the contents of this object. How would I do that in javascript?

Uh, can you show us what exaclty you do with `typeof`, and where you enter that? — Bergi, Aug 11 '14 at 15:09
Can you elaborate on what envrionment you're talking about? Are you in the browser, in Node, in a Phonegap app, etc? — Paul, Aug 11 '14 at 15:09
@Paul, I am using chrome. I am trying to assign the values in object to another variable. I need to see what the object looks like. — user1471980, Aug 11 '14 at 15:25

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You can use developer's console (Chrome console / Firebug / etc) or just convert your object to string:

var objAsString = JSON.stringify(yourVariable);

answered Aug 11 '14 at 15:09

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when I do data=JSON.stringify(data); I get {}. How do look inside of {}? – user1471980 Aug 11 '14 at 15:35
If you're getting {} then it's an empty object, there is nothing inside it. – Paul Aug 11 '14 at 17:42

how do you look at the contents of an object in javascript

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