How to log in ndk

First make sure you link against the logging library in your Android.mk file:

LOCAL_LDLIBS := -llog

Then use one of the following __android_log_print() calls:

#include <android/log.h>    
#define TAG "MY LOG"

__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE,    TAG, "The value of 1 + 1 is %d", 1 + 1)
__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_WARN,       TAG, "The value of 1 + 1 is %d", 1 + 1)
__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG,      TAG, "The value of 1 + 1 is %d", 1 + 1)
__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO,       TAG, "The value of 1 + 1 is %d", 1 + 1)
__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR,      TAG, "The value of 1 + 1 is %d", 1 + 1)

Or use those in a more convenient way by defining corresponding macros:

#define  LOGV(...)  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE,    TAG, __VA_ARGS__)
#define  LOGW(...)  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_WARN,       TAG, __VA_ARGS__)
#define  LOGD(...)  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG,      TAG, __VA_ARGS__)
#define  LOGI(...)  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO,       TAG, __VA_ARGS__)
#define  LOGE(...)  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR,      TAG, __VA_ARGS__)

Example:

int x = 42;
LOGD("The value of x is %d", x);

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