Re: calling function within (function() {...})();

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Subject	Re: calling function within (function() {...})();
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Am 2011-11-04 13:18, Andrew Poulos meinte:
> If I have this
> 
> var x = (function(){
>              return {
>                a : function(){},
>                b : function(){}
>              };
>           })();
> 
> how do I call 'b' from within 'a'? I thought that this
> 
> a : function(){ this.b(); },
> 
> should work but I get "TypeError: 'undefined' is not a function".

Works as expected.

var x = (function(){
  return {
    a : function(){this.b();},
    b : function(){window.alert("hooray!"); console.log(this); }
  };
})();

x.a();

// -> alert dialog
// Object { a=function(), b=function() }

HTH, Gregor


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calling function within (function() {...})(); Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-04 23:18 +1100
  Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> - 2011-11-04 14:06 +0100
    Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-04 14:13 +0100
      Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-04 15:49 +0100
        Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-04 16:35 +0100
          Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-04 20:44 +0100
            Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-04 21:16 +0100
              Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-04 21:24 +0100
                Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-04 21:46 +0100
                Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-04 23:29 +0100
        Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2011-11-04 10:29 -0700
          Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-09 15:17 +0100
            Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-09 20:13 +0100
              Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-11 23:26 +0100
                Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-11 23:31 +0100
                Re: calling function within (function() {...})(); Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-12 00:38 +0100

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