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How to call the console debug panel in a Firefox addon?

What's the Javascript function that calls the console debug panel (CTRL+SHIFT+J) on Firefox?

Solution

  • Here is how to open the console pannel 

    var win = event.target.ownerDocument.defaultView;
win.gDevToolsBrowser.selectToolCommand(win.gBrowser, "webconsole");

    Also possible with 

    HUDConsoleUI.toggleBrowserConsole();