get string value with firebug console

Question

I have a rather lengthy form that builds selected options into an xml string for submission to a third party. I have had to make some changes and want to make sure they are correct. How do I check the value of the string as it's being built in console? I've tried:

console.log; $("#StringName").val();

but it just returns undefined. Is there a way that will work? thx

Answer 1

console.log($("#StringName").val()); should work