Why are my users being logged as [object Object] when logging my array/user instead of giving me the values [name, age]?

Question

https://code.sololearn.com/WuvlyKcRlKlh/?ref=app

Answer 1

You code looks really clean and neat. SoloLearn console doesnt work as good as real browser console.
I tried ur code in separate files in Firefox and Chrome and they can log the info as intended.

Answer 2

In Sololearn Playground web, you have to convert the array or object data to string, so that you can view the data in string format.
Try this
console.log(JSON.stringify(users, null, 2));

Answer 3

Coding Noob use JSON.stringify
console.log(JSON.stringify(users));

Answer 4

toString() will not work here. you get the same [object Object] output.
your class must have to have a toString() method to be able to return a custom string representation of your object.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/toString
in your code, you can add this inside your class definition
toString(){
return `${this._name}, ${this._age} `;
}
then you can use console.log(users.toString())
to get a custom string representation of your objects.

Answer 5

Thank you! I wrote it out on my phone in sololearn since I'm not at my computer at the moment and had a feeling it was the sololearn console. I appreciate you verifying this for me.

Answer 6

Bob_Li I haven't learned anything backend related which is what JSON.stringify appears to be for. I just read up on it and learned some new stuff, so thank you.

Answer 7

Coding Noob JSON.stringify have formatting options for prettier display...
try Calviղ's suggestion. It is prettier.
you learn fast.😁

Answer 8

Bob_Li I tried it out and I like it. Thank you, I have been studying for about 2 months now.

Answer 9

Example when i log newUser it returns [object Object] instead of ['Paolo', 34].
If I log newUser.name it logs 'Paolo'

Answer 10

it's not backend, and it's actually an often used function. Very useful to know.😊

Answer 11

Bob_Li how does it differ from using toString()? I'm reading about both and they seem to be the same?