profile method

Starts recording profile information under the optional title provided. This command is equivalent to clicking the Start profiling button on the F12 developer tools Profile tab.

Note  This method is removed in Microsoft Edge.

 

 

Syntax

var retVal = Console.profile(reportName);

Parameters

  • reportName [optional]
    Type: DOMString

    The title of the report you want to appear in the

  • retVal [out, retval]
    Type: boolean

Remarks

Reports cannot be nested. You need to stop the current profile or call profileEnd before starting another profiling session.

See also

Console

Using the Profiler Tool to analyze the performance of your code