Chrome Javascript Console - Reference to object output with console.log(obj)?

Question

Is there a way to get a javascript reference to an object that was output to the chrome console?

For example, say I had the following javascript:

top.it = {hi:'there'};
console.log(top.it);

This would output to the chrome console as

Object {hi: "there"} 

I do this alot, and sometimes would like to get a reference to the object in the console, to run methods on it, and things like that.

Is there a way to get a reference to objects that have been output using console.log ?

I know there's a way to get references to recently inspected items (eg $0 ), but this isn't for inspected items...

Answer 1

Right click on the console log output provides the option "Store as Global Variable".

Here is a video of it(not created by me).