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Is it possible to print the output in the same line by using console.log() in JavaScript? I know console.log() always returns a new line. For example, have the output of multiple consecutive console.log() calls be:

"0,1,2,3,4,5,"
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In Node.js there is a way: process.stdout

So, this may work:

process.stdout.write(`${index},`);

where index is a current data and , is a delimiter.

Also you can check same topic here.

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Thanks for the answer, I was scratching my head, as the Hacker Rank was not accepting my answer, even though it was correct, as I was using console.log(arr.join(' ')); as it was getting a line break.
Same here. Don't know how dull HackerRankd is made in some cases :D
Cool. Working fine.
Won't work anymore. The function has been deprecated so it's inadvisable to use.
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You could just use the spread operator ...

var array = ['a', 'b', 'c'];

console.log(...array);

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Couldn't you just put them in the same call, or use a loop?

  var one = "1"
  var two = "2"
  var three = "3"

  var combinedString = one + ", " + two + ", " + three

  console.log(combinedString) // "1, 2, 3"
  console.log(one + ", " + two + ", " + three) // "1, 2, 3"

  var array = ["1", "2", "3"];
  var string = "";
  array.forEach(function(element){
      string += element;
  });
  console.log(string); //123

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TIme complexity. Loops use O(n) or O(n^2) time so it's kinda lucrative if we want the system to be a bit more faster
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So if you want to print numbers from 1 to 5 you could do the following:

    var array = [];
    for(var i = 1; i <= 5; i++)
    {
       array.push(i);
    }
    console.log(array.join(','));

Output: '1,2,3,4,5'

Array.join(); is a very useful function that returns a string by concatenating the elements of an array. Whatever string you pass as parameter is inserted between all the elements.

Hope it helped!

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You can just console.log the strings all in the same line, as so:

console.log("1" + "2" + "3");

And to create a new line, use \n:

console.log("1,2,3\n4,5,6")

If you are running your app on node.js, you can use an ansi escape code to clear the line \u001b[2K\u001b[0E:

console.log("old text\u001b[2K\u001b[0Enew text")

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Any reason why that ANSI sequence is so complicated? console.log("old text\rnew") does exactly the same thing.
@DanDascalescu While that is true, escape sequences are consistent in behavior throughout terminals. A carriage return may have different behavior on other terminal emulators. On most emulators, it only goes to the 0th column and does not clear the line in question unlike the sequence above.
Great to know the difference! To illustrate that better, you might want to have the older text be longer, e.g. console.log('old text longer than the new one\u001b[2K\u001b[0Enew text');. Mentioning that \u001b is the Unicode "Escape" character, and a dissection of that cryptic string would help too.
To fill out some more specifics (these are all from the article linked by @bitbyte) The All sequences start with ESC (\u001b in javascript string) The [ indicates the start of a Control Sequence Introducer (CSI). Next is 2K which CSI n K clears a line. "If n is 2, clear entire line" Now we start another sequence CSI n E "Moves cursor to beginning of the line n lines down."
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You can also use the spread operator (...)

console.log(...array);

The "Spread" operator will feed all the elements of your array to the console.log function.

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You can also do it like this:

let s = "";
for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
  s += i.toString();
  if (i != 5) {
    s += ",";
  }
}
console.log(s);

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It's not possible directly in a browser environment. You'll need to create some buffer to hold values that you want to print on the same line.

In previous answers there are examples of using arrays and loops. As an alternative you can solve it functionally:

const print = ((buffer = '') => arg => {
  if (arg !== '\n') {
    buffer += arg
  } else {
    console.log(buffer)
    buffer = ''
  }
})()

print('x')
print('y')
print('z')    
print('\n') // flush buffer

Or you can use object setters

const c = {
  buffer: '',
  set log(val) {
    if (val !== '\n') {
      this.buffer += val
    } else {
      console.log(this.buffer)
      this.buffer = ''
    }
  }
}

c.log = 'foo'
c.log = 42
c.log = 'bar'
c.log = '\n'

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You can use process.stdout.write

Like This in a loop..

process.stdout.write(`${arr[i]} `)

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You can print them as an array

if you write:

console.log([var1,var2,var3,var4]);

you can get

[1,2,3,4]

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You Can Use The Spread Operator. The "log" method Prints It's args in a Single Line and You can Give it The Elements of the Array as individual Arguments By Spreading the Array.

console.log(... array);

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You can use comma delimiter:

console.log(1,2,3,4);

but if you want commas to show up in the output then you will need to use strings:

console.log('1,','2,','3,','4');

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You can do this instead. It's simple.

    var first_name = ["Ram", "Sita", "Hari", "Ravi", "Babu"];
    name_list = "";
    name_list += first_name;
    console.log(name_list);
    // OR you can just typecast to String to print them in a single line separated by comma as follows;
    console.log(first_name.toString());
    // OR just do the following
    console.log(""+first_name);
    // Output: Ram,Sita,Hari,Ravi,Babu

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process.stdout.write('\x1b[2K');
process.stdout.write(`${anyDataOrText}` + '\x1b[0G');

\x1b[2K = remove last
\x1b[0G = put new

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Please explain better what remove last and put new are doing and how they address the question asked.
@HomeroEsmeraldo "Print an output in one line using console.log()" 1. it's impossible to do it using console.log(). Use process.stdout.write 2. \x1b[0G is the ASCII and we use it to put an output in one line But there is a problem, next output covers prev one and text can get mixed up. We need firstly to remove last line using \x1b[2K and put new in the same place. Сlearly? Prev output will be replaced by next one in one line If to use \x1b[0G Examples: 1. We use "process.stdout.write(text)" 2 times without \x1b[0G and get: texttext 2. With \x1b[0G: text
What even is process.stdout? The question is asking how to do this in JavaScript and not node.js
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In Node Js it's pretty simple, but in raw JavaScript I'm not sure.

In NodeJs we have an object named process in which there is an object named stdout, using the methods in this object you can do this.

You can print one text after another as follows:

process.stdout.wrtie("Hello ");
process.stdout.wrtie("world!/n");

// output: Hello world!

In this method, you can only print one string, if you intend to display data of other types and display the result beautifully, like console.log, it is better to use external libraries.

The most convenient option can be Softio.

To use this library, just follow the steps below:

  1. Install the package
npm install softio
  1. Import and use it
const Console = require("softio");

Console.Out.write("Hello ");
Console.Out.write("world!\n");

// output: Hello world!

The difference between this method and the above method is that softio accepts all types of data and displays them correctly and beautifully, but in the first method you could only display one string.

I hope it helped.

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The question is asking how to do this in JavaScript and not node.js
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Clean and simple:

The trick is using \r at the end

const arr = [0, 1, 2, 3]

for(let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
  process.stdout.write(`Index: ${i}\r`);
}

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