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How can I get the string that console.log(obj); would print?

I'm using node.js and I'm familiar with

util.inspect(obj)

util.inspect(obj)

but it doesn't seem to stringify the same way as

console.log(obj);

console.log(obj);

, not by default, at least. How do I get a string in the same format as

console.log(obj);

console.log(obj);

would print? I'm asking because I'm using a logger (winston.js) and I want it to print objects this way.

How can I get the string that console.log(obj); would print? - Kevin Powell - Community