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Protect window.console method calls, e.g. console is not defined
// Link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3326650/console-is-undefined-error-for-internet-explorer/16916941#16916941
<script type="text/javascript">
/**
* Protect window.console method calls, e.g. console is not defined on IE
* unless dev tools are open, and IE doesn't define console.debug
*/
(function() {
if (!window.console) {
window.console = {};
}
// union of Chrome, FF, IE, and Safari console methods
var m = [
"log", "info", "warn", "error", "debug", "trace", "dir", "group",
"groupCollapsed", "groupEnd", "time", "timeEnd", "profile", "profileEnd",
"dirxml", "assert", "count", "markTimeline", "timeStamp", "clear"
];
// define undefined methods as noops to prevent errors
for (var i = 0; i < m.length; i++) {
if (!window.console[m[i]]) {
window.console[m[i]] = function() {};
}
}
})();
</script>
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