How to write and run scripts in the Google Chrome Javascript Console?

Question

I recently switched from Firefox to Chrome and I (probably) missed an important feature. I was used to test javascript snippets on FF from within the Firebug console this way: open the console, write the script and finally press CTRL + Return to execute the code.

It seems not possible to do the same in Chrome console, as when I type some code there and press return to start a new line the code is executed immediatly.

Is there a way to replicate the Firefox behavior on Chrome?

Thanks.

Answer 1

It seems that there is no explicit “multiline mode”. But you can:

• Paste code (it will preserve multiline)
• Shift + Return to add a new line without executing the script

Related bugs:
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30553
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=72739