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You can output information to console using the following method:
#REDIRECT [[Error Console]]
 
*Declare global variable aConsoleService:
var aConsoleService;
*Initialize it [[Dev : Extensions : onLoad|on load]]:
aConsoleService = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/consoleservice;1'].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIConsoleService);
*Define a function:
function logMessage(message) {
  aConsoleService.logStringMessage('MyApp: ' + message);
}
*Use it like here:
logMessage('Initialized.');
 
See also: [[Dev : Tips : Enabling dump|Using dump()]]

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