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

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From	Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org>
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Subject	Re: calling function within (function() {...})();
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Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> writes:

> 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'?

x.b();

but I'd rather have something like

var x = (function () {
    function a() {
        b();
    }
    function b() {

    }
    return {
        a: a,
        b: b
    };
}());

And descriptive identifiers.

> I thought that this
>> 
>> a : function(){ this.b(); },
>> 
>> should work

It depends.

> 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() }

window.setTimeout(x.a, 0);

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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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