Question

Consider the following javascript:

$(function(){
  var private_function = function(){
    alert("private_function!");
  }

  setTimeout("private_function();", 1000);  

});

This yields the error “private_function is not defined”.

Is there a way to defer execution of a private / anonymous function in javascript without polluting the global namespace / exposing it via a global module?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Answer 1

$(function(){
  var private_function = function(){
    alert("private_function!");
  }

  setTimeout(private_function, 1000);  

});

OR

$(function(){
  var private_function = function(){
    alert("private_function!");
  }

  setTimeout(function(){
    private_function(); // with this method you can also pass some arguments
  }, 1000);  

});