# How do you print a value of a variable in the source script?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-you-print-a-value-of-a-variable-in-the-source-script/297160
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**Created:** [February 14, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-you-print-a-value-of-a-variable-in-the-source-script/297160 "2022-02-14T15:40:32Z")
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### Author:  [@Marco\_Ramos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marco_Ramos)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-you-print-a-value-of-a-variable-in-the-source-script/297160/1 "2022-02-14T15:40:32Z")
how do you print a value of a variable in the source script?
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### Author:  [@majagrubic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/majagrubic)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-you-print-a-value-of-a-variable-in-the-source-script/297160/2 "2022-02-16T07:35:54Z")
Console-like output is not allowed by Painless (see more info as to why that is [here](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/20263)). The intended usage is that you emit a value that you are interested in.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-you-print-a-value-of-a-variable-in-the-source-script/297160/3 "2022-03-16T07:36:34Z")
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