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Executing scripts in the JavaScript Console

Using the JavaScript Console from Acrobat, you can to evaluate single or multiple lines of code.

There are three ways to evaluate JavaScript code while using the interactive JavaScript Console:

•	To evaluate a portion of a line of code, highlight the portion in the console window and press either Enter on the numeric keypad or Ctrl+Enter on the regular keyboard.

•	To evaluate a single line of code, make sure the cursor is positioned in the appropriate line in the console window and press either Enter on the numeric keypad or Ctrl+Enter on the regular keyboard.

•	To evaluate multiple lines of code, highlight those lines in the console window and press either Enter on the numeric keypad or Ctrl+Enter on the regular keyboard.

In all cases, the result of the most recently evaluated JavaScript script is displayed in the console window.

After evaluating each JavaScript script, the console window prints out undefined, which is the return value of the statement. Notice that the result of a statement is not the same as the value of an expression within the statement. The return value undefined does not mean that the value of script is undefined; it means that the return value of the JavaScript statement is undefined.

Click Clear (the trash can icon) at the lower right of the console to delete any contents that appear in the console window.

See also 

About debugging calculations and scripts

Providing debugging feedback using the messageBox method

To enable the JavaScript Debugger for LiveCycle Designer ES

To prevent the JavaScript Debugger from disappearing in LiveCycle Designer ES

Using the workspace to debug calculations and scripts

Executing scripts in the JavaScript Console