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The '''Output''' is a panel in [[Roblox Studio]], that displays printed strings or error messages. The <code>print</code> and error functions are mainly used to send messages to the output.

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== What the Output can be used for ==
The output can be used for different things. One of the main ways to use the output is to [[Debugging|debug]] code. When testing a really big script, you may want to throw a few <code>print</code> commands to the output. You can even use it to throw an error using the <code>error</code> function. Other times, beginning scripters will use the output to learn how to script. When you create a new script object in Roblox Studio, the code that it has is:
<pre>
print("Hello world!")
</pre>
When you press the green play button at the top of the screen with the output panel open, without changing the script, you will see that it says <code>Hello world!</code>.

== How to use the Output ==
When first learning how to script, you will want to have the output open. To do this, perform the following steps: Go to
*View
**Output
and click it.
 [[Image:Studio(Menu$View$Output).png‎]] Now, you will see the Output at the bottom of your screen. If you want to see it in use, try out the following code in a script:
<pre>
loops = 5
for myVar = 1, loops do
print("This is a test print to the output.", myVar .. " time(s) so far")
end
</pre>
After running that code in [[Roblox Studio|Studio]], you should have this in your output:
<pre>
This is a test print to the output. 1 time(s) so far
This is a test print to the output. 2 time(s) so far
This is a test print to the output. 3 time(s) so far
This is a test print to the output. 4 time(s) so far
This is a test print to the output. 5 time(s) so far
</pre>
Using the output isn't really that hard. Once you learn the <code>print</code> function, you can use the output.

You can also use the output to induce your own errors. Use this code to induce your own error:
<pre>
errMsg = "This is my own error!" 
error(errMsg, 0)
</pre>

Your output should have red text in it, that says <code>This is my own error!</code>. 
The output is a useful tool. Even Telamon uses the output to solve errors sometimes.

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