How to start a new line of text within $$$LOGINFO or $$$TRACE?

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Pietro Di Leo · Sep 22, 2023

#ObjectScript #InterSystems IRIS #VSCode

Hi everyone,

Today I have a simple yet potentially valuable question: How can I begin a new line of text within $$$LOGINFO or $$$TRACE?

For instance, if I need to display a long log message within the visual trace, is it possible to do something like this:

$$$LOGINFO("object: 'This is a try'"
    _"this is the second line with an example parameter: "_x
    _"this is the third line with an example parameter: "_y
    ")

Does anyone know if such a feature exists? It has the potential to greatly enhance code readability and layout.

Thanks :)

Product version: IRIS 2021.1

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Ashok Kumar · Sep 25, 2023

The syntax of $$$LOGINFO won't allow you make it in multiple lines. Instead you can set it in local variable and pass the variable in LOGINFO for better visibility

set log= "object: 'This is a try'"
    		_"this is the second line with an example parameter: "_$get(x,1)
    		_"this is the third line with an example parameter: "_$get(y,5)
    
$$$LOGINFO(log)

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score 1 · Answer 1 · 2023-09-22T09:49:35-04:00

hopefully this is what you mean. $$$LOGINFO("this is the first line "_$c(13,10)_"this is second line"_$c(13,10)_" this is third line")

score 0 · Answer 2 · 2023-09-25T05:34:40-04:00

Hi Ian,

Thank you for your response. Maybe I expressed wrong and I apologize for any confusion, but I did not intend to start a new line within the log that is printed in the Visual Trace. Instead, I wanted to start a new line within VSC in order to avoid writing long one-line logs in the visual interface of VSC.

For example, I am looking for a way to transform this line of code:

$$$LOGINFO("this is the first line "_$c(13,10)_"this is second line"_$c(13,10)_" this is third line")

Into something like that, to improve code readability:

$$$LOGINFO("this is the first line "
            _$c(13,10)_"this is second line"
            _$c(13,10)_" this is third line")

score 2 · Answer 3 · 2023-09-22T11:12:05-04:00

You could add $char(13,10) or $$$NL ( this also refer $c(13,10) ) macro to make a new line

$$$LOGINFO("object: 'This is a try'"_$$$NL_"this is the second line with an example parameter: "_$get(x)_$$$NL_"this is the third line with an example parameter: "_$get(y))

score 0 · Answer 4 · 2023-09-25T05:35:49-04:00

Hi Ashok,

Thank you for your response. As I said to Ian, maybe I expressed wrong and I apologize for any confusion, but I did not intend to start a new line within the log that is printed in the Visual Trace. Instead, I wanted to start a new line within VSC in order to avoid writing long one-line logs in the visual interface of VSC.

For example, I am looking for a way to transform this line of code:

$$$LOGINFO("this is the first line "_$c(13,10)_"this is second line"_$c(13,10)_" this is third line")

Into something like that, to improve code readability:

$$$LOGINFO("this is the first line "
            _$c(13,10)_"this is second line"
            _$c(13,10)_" this is third line")

score 1 · Answer 5 · 2023-09-26T06:18:02-04:00

Pietro Di Leo · Sep 26, 2023

Thanks! This is what I was looking for, it's a good idea.

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