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# Write to Console

This action can be used to display a message in the Debug Console.

## **Properties**

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### **Output**

* **Output**: input the expression to be displayed in the Debug Console. Must use quotes for strings.

### **Misc**

* **Display Name**: action display name in your implementation project.
* **Wait Before**: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
* **Wait After:** number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
* **Abort on Error**: True/False
* **Retry Times**: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely.&#x20;

## **Use Case**

### **Potential Use Cases**

Most of the use cases of the Write to Console activity is related to:

* testing the assignment of a variable
* insert logs

### **Examples of using Write to Console**

Please see the video below that exemplifies the usage of the Write to Console activity.

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/DDGfS1QL4M8>" %}
