const errorMsg = 'the # is not even'; for (let number = 2; number <= 5; number += 1) { console.log('the # is ' + number); console.assert(number % 2 === 0, {number: number, errorMsg: errorMsg}); // or, using ES2015 object property shorthand: // console.assert(number % 2 === 0, {number, errorMsg}); } // output: // the # is 2 // the # is 3 // Assertion failed: {number: 3, errorMsg: "the # is not even"} // the # is 4 // the # is 5 // Assertion failed: {number: 5, errorMsg: "the # is not even"}