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From: Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com>
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Subject: Re: calling function within (function() {...})();
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:06:36 +0100
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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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