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How to make a variable in function() goes public?

Note: Without Declaring a variable outside the function() first

2nd Jan 2019, 10:37 PM
Jingga Sona
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function foo() { window.bar = 3.1415; } console.log(bar); // undefined foo(); console.log(bar); // 3.1415
2nd Jan 2019, 10:46 PM
voidneo
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Jingga Sona 🐺 If your goal is not pullulate global namespace, you can use a single object containing all your "module global" vars or put all inside an anonymous function
2nd Jan 2019, 10:57 PM
KrOW
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2nd Jan 2019, 11:05 PM
KrOW
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Jingga Sona 🐺 I think that you have to read how define an object with constructor... Classic example is: function Person(name, surname){ this.name= name this.surname= surname this.printMe= function(){ alert(this.name +' '+ this.surname); } } var me= new Person('KrOW', 'Black') me.printMe() This is only the point of the "iceberg"
2nd Jan 2019, 11:29 PM
KrOW
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Jingga Sona 🐺 I mean why you asked it? You have a practical problem to solve in that way or is just your curiosity?
2nd Jan 2019, 10:52 PM
KrOW
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I think that Jingga Sona 🐺 want follow common suggestion to not "fill" the global namespace... With large codes can be useful but i dont know if this is him final goal
2nd Jan 2019, 11:11 PM
KrOW
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Thanks KrOW !👍
2nd Jan 2019, 11:50 PM
Jingga Sona
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👍👍👍👍
3rd Jan 2019, 12:02 AM
KrOW
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neo.h This is a simple example, which make no difference from direct return a value. Closure is more applicable if we need to do encapsulation, and return only the required object.
3rd Jan 2019, 4:49 AM
Calviղ
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Jingga Sona 🐺 Just for curiosity: Why?
2nd Jan 2019, 10:50 PM
KrOW
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Thanks! Can you explain it?
2nd Jan 2019, 10:50 PM
Jingga Sona
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KrOW well, i am trying to make a small library called shortcut.js, and i want to include canvas basic program so it save times
2nd Jan 2019, 10:54 PM
Jingga Sona
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I did not learn anonymous function yet😅
2nd Jan 2019, 10:57 PM
Jingga Sona
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He wants to avoid declaring the variable outside, but yeah, I think the same
2nd Jan 2019, 11:07 PM
voidneo
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I have done the same before, but I stuffed all my functions inside an object KrOW I cant speak for him. But I made something similar, to simply getting the context, resizing, clipping and drawing custom shapes. It's not a great deal but it's quite handy.
2nd Jan 2019, 11:21 PM
voidneo
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Use closure var goo = function foo() { var bar = 3.1415; return {bar}; }().bar; console.log(goo); // 3.1415 https://code.sololearn.com/WXPFenTEzB6v/?ref=app
3rd Jan 2019, 4:13 AM
Calviղ
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U could also assign a variable without let, const or var. Just variable = 5
3rd Jan 2019, 9:26 AM
jay
2nd Jan 2019, 11:14 PM
Jingga Sona
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Calviղ How's that different from a normal return?
3rd Jan 2019, 4:33 AM
voidneo