Copy a long variable from the Console

Written byPhuoc Nguyen

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23 Feb, 2021

The Chrome DevTools' Console will collapse and split a long variable into smaller ranges. The following screenshot shows how you see `console.log(range)` in the Console, where `range` is an array of numbers between 0 and 500.

It's not easy to see the full value or copy the content to clipboard. Here is the tip to do that with ease:

In the Console, right click the output and click Store object as global variable
Console creates a temporary variable, `temp1` for example, that holds the variable value
Type `temp1 + ''` in the Console, and press the Enter key

Console will try to convert the result to `String`. As a result, you get the full content of original variable.

Here is the output which was omitted to fit in the screen:

"0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,...,
490,491,492,493,494,495,496,497,498,499"

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