javascript dumping contents of a javascript variable or object file

var_dump_.js

  var MAX_DUMP_DEPTH = 10;

      

       function dumpObj(obj, name, indent, depth) {

              if (depth > MAX_DUMP_DEPTH) {

                     return indent + name + ": <Maximum Depth Reached>\n";

              }

              if (typeof obj == "object") {

                     var child = null;

                     var output = indent + name + "\n";

                     indent += "\t";

                     for (var item in obj)

                     {

                           try {

                                  child = obj[item];

                           } catch (e) {

                                  child = "<Unable to Evaluate>";

                           }

                           if (typeof child == "object") {

                                  output += dumpObj(child, item, indent, depth + 1);

                           } else {

                                  output += indent + item + ": " + child + "\n";

                           }

                     }

                     return output;

              } else {

                     return obj;

              }

       }