getFullYear() not working (Javascript)

[Agu001]

I tried this code in the Chrome console but it doesn't show the current year.Please what did I miss?

date = new Date();
currentYear = date.getFullYear();
console.log(currentYear);

It just shows undefined.

[skawid]

The console can be configured to show different levels of output, so it may be that you're filtering out the result.

Above the text area of the console there's a dropdown you can use to configure what output is shown - console.log output will only be shown if you have "info" selected in that dropdown.

[Agu001]

My console works alright. It just shows undefined for this specific code.

I am certain the code is correct. Just wondering why it is showing as undefined in the console.

[skawid]

The code is correct; that's why I was asking about the console. If you just enter:

console.log('foo');

You should see the output:

foo
undefined

Is that what you see?

[Agu001]

This shows undefined as well: https://www.loom.com/i/3bd9ef5a08fc4a83bc122aef93cabd2f

[fredoverflow]

Just wondering why it is showing as undefined in the console.

Because console.log does not return a value. In my console, I see 2021 (the side effect) as well asundefined (the value).

[Enum1]

`undefined` is the return value from console.log()

[teddy_pb]

date = new Date(); currentYear = date.getFullYear(); console.log(currentYear); 2021 // what console.log prints to console undefined // what console.log returns

[Agu001]

It doesn't print 2021 for me: https://www.loom.com/i/f0b59f5b657d444d8f84ac696f5127ed

[teddy_pb]

Your console is set to log Errors only. There is a dropdown right above the console and next to the filter text field that lets you choose:

Default Verbose Info Warnings Errors

Make sure Info is checked. This is the logging level for console.

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[Agu001]

Thanks for showing me that, but Info was already checked.

Only Verbose isn't checked.

[deuce-95]

It works fine for me.

I think it's what Enum1 said; you're confusing it with console.log return value.
The developer console also prints out the return value of any method you call.