# perldoc > Log::Dispatch::Screen

## NAME
    [Log::Dispatch::Screen](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Log%3A%3ADispatch%3A%3AScreen/markdown) - Object for logging to the screen

## VERSION
    version 2.71

## SYNOPSIS
      use [Log::Dispatch](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Log%3A%3ADispatch/markdown);

      my $log = [Log::Dispatch](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Log%3A%3ADispatch/markdown)->new(
          outputs => [
              [
                  'Screen',
                  min_level => 'debug',
                  stderr    => 1,
                  newline   => 1
              ]
          ],
      );

      $log->alert("I'm searching the city for sci-fi wasabi");

## DESCRIPTION
    This module provides an object for logging to the screen (really "STDOUT" or "STDERR").

    Note that a newline will *not* be added automatically at the end of a message by default. To do
    that, pass "newline => 1".

## CONSTRUCTOR
    The constructor takes the following parameters in addition to the standard parameters documented
    in [Log::Dispatch::Output](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Log%3A%3ADispatch%3A%3AOutput/markdown):

    *   stderr (0 or 1)

        Indicates whether or not logging information should go to "STDERR". If false, logging
        information is printed to "STDOUT" instead.

        This defaults to true.

    *   utf8 (0 or 1)

        If this is true, then the output will be encoded using the UTF-8 encoding. If you have
        *already* applied an encoding layer to the relevant filehandle, "STDOUT" or "STDERR", then
        your output will end up double-encoded if this is true.

        This defaults to false.

## SUPPORT
    Bugs may be submitted at <<https://github.com/houseabsolute/Log-Dispatch/issues>>.

## SOURCE
    The source code repository for Log-Dispatch can be found at
    <<https://github.com/houseabsolute/Log-Dispatch>>.

## AUTHOR
    Dave Rolsky <<autarch@urth.org>>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
    This software is Copyright (c) 2023 by Dave Rolsky.

    This is free software, licensed under:

      The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)

    The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this distribution.