20. [ ` timeStamp() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/console/timestamp_static) Non-standard 
    21. [ ` trace() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/console/trace_static)
    22. [ ` warn() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/console/warn_static)
  4. Related pages for Console API 
    1. [ ` Window.console ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/console)
    2. [ ` console ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/console)

##  In this article

  * Syntax 
  * Specifications 
  * Browser compatibility 
  * See also 

#  console: dirxml() static method

The **` console.dirxml() ` ** static method displays an interactive tree of
the descendant elements of the specified XML/HTML element. If it is not
possible to display as an element the JavaScript Object view is shown instead.
The output is presented as a hierarchical listing of expandable nodes that let
you see the contents of child nodes.

##  Syntax

js

    
    
    dirxml(object)
    

###  Parameters

` object `

    

A JavaScript object whose properties should be output.

###  Return value

None ( [ ` undefined ` ](/en-
US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/undefined) ).

##  Specifications

Specification  
---  
[ Console Standard  
#  dirxml  ](https://console.spec.whatwg.org/#dirxml)  
  
##  Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser  with JavaScript enabled. Enable
JavaScript to view data.

##  See also

  * [ Microsoft Edge's documentation for ` console.dirxml() ` ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/devtools-guide-chromium/console/api#dirxml)
  * [ Node.JS documentation for ` console.dirxml() ` ](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/console.html#consoledirxmldata)
  * [ Google Chrome's documentation for ` console.dirxml() ` ](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/console/api/#dirxml)

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