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JavaScript

Shehan Dissanayake
Shehan Dissanayake
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Posted by Shehan Dissanayake
Shehan Dissanayake
19,119 Points

console.error.bind(console, 'Console error:')

What is the meaning of this? Please explain

console.error.bind(console, 'Console error:')

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
232,162 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
232,162 Points

This creates a new function that will work like "console.error" but it will already have the first argument set to the string 'Console error:'. This is a technique known as partial application.

For more details see the MDN documentation page for "bind".