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Testing and Debugging PhoneGap Applications
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Note: In my testing with the BlackBerry simulator, only the console.log messages
appear within the Event Log application; the BlackBerry implementation of the
WebKit engine doesn’t seem to respond to console.warn and console.error
messages.
Within the BlackBerry Event Log application, you have the ability to clear the log,
filter what’s displayed in the log, and copy the contents of the log to the clipboard
so you can use them in another application or send them to yourself via email.
Additionally, when working with a physical device, you can connect the device to
your development system and use the BlackBerry Java Loader application
(javaloader.exe) to copy the logs from the device. Many of these options are
described in detail in my other mobile development book, BlackBerry ® Development
Fundamentals (www.bbdevfundamentals.com).
The Android SDK includes utilities that allow a developer to monitor log activity,
while an application runs within an Android emulator. This functionality is provided
by the LogCat utility, which is an integral part of the Eclipse plug-in but also
available through the command line or a stand-alone utility.
To open the LogCat window in Eclipse, open the Window menu, select Show
View, and then select Other. In the dialog that appears, expand the Android category
and select LogCat, as shown in Figure 2-9, and then click OK. Eclipse will
open a new pane in the messages area of the IDE, as shown in Figure 2-10.
Figure 2-9 ​ ​Eclipse Show window dialog