WebStorm 2016.1 Help

Running and Debugging JavaScript

JavaScript debugging is supported in Firefox or Google Chrome only.

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To run a file with injected JavaScript from WebStorm

No run configuration is required for launching applications with injected JavaScript from WebStorm. You just open the HTML page with the reference to the required script in the browser and that's it.

  1. In the editor, open the HTML file with the JavaScript reference. This HTML file does not necessarily have to be the one that implements the starting page of the application.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Choose View | Preview file in on the main menu or press Alt+F2. Then select the desired browser from the pop-up menu.
    • Hover your mouse pointer over the code to show the browser icons bar: browserIcons Click the icon that indicates the desired browser.

To debug JavaScript code, perform these general steps:

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Last modified: 11 July 2016