Chapter 2 Acrobat Javascript Editor And Debugger Console; Introduction To The Javascript Editor And Debugger Console; Chapter Goals; Contents - Adobe 12001196 - Acrobat - Mac Manual

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Introduction to the JavaScript Editor and Debugger Console

Acrobat provides a development environment in which you can implement and test
Acrobat JavaScript functionality. On both Windows and Macintosh systems, you have a
choice of using Acrobat's built-in editor or a third-party editor to develop your code. To
introduce you to a simple method of evaluating short scripts, this chapter details how you
can use Acrobat's JavaScript debugger console with the built-in JavaScript editor to
evaluate scripts.
Chapter 3, "Acrobat JavaScript Debugger, "
debugger, which enables you to perform more sophisticated debugging tasks such as
setting breakpoints, inspecting variables, and stepping through code—to name a few.

Chapter Goals

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
Specify the type of editor you use to write your code.
Identify the extra capabilities that Acrobat supports on some external editors.
Invoke the JavaScript console and use it to interactively execute code and display print
statements.

Contents

Topics
JavaScript Console
Using a JavaScript Editor
Specifying the Default JavaScript Editor
Using the Built-in Acrobat JavaScript
Editor
Using an External Editor
Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Guide
Acrobat JavaScript Editor and
Debugger Console
will introduce the full feature set of Acrobat's
Exercises
Exercise: Working with the JavaScript
Console
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