Question

I am using JQuery Localizer plugin. That plugin has a one function defined like that:

jQuery.fn.localize = function(stringsVar) {
...
}

I want to define a variable inside of it and have an ability to set it. i.e.:
Pseudo code is like that:

jQuery.fn.localize = function(stringsVar) {
var defaultLanguage;
defaultlanguage : function(){
   return if defined defaultlanguage else "localizer_en";
}
...
}

I run it as like that right now:

$('html').localize('localize_tr');

So I will able to set default before run it:

localizer.defaultlanguage = 'af'; //just a pseudo code
$('html').localize('localize_tr');

How can I do that with JQuery/Javascript?

Answer 1

You essentially have it already.

var defaultLanguage = "af";
jQuery.fn.localize = function(stringsVar) {
alert(defaultLanguage); //"af"
}

The problem you might be running into though, is if you define the default language inside another function. This won’t work:

var FunctionA = function() {
  var defaultLanguage = "af"
}

jQuery.fn.localize = function(stringsVar) {
  alert(defaultLanguage);  // "undefined"
}

If this is the case, just make sure you instantiate defaultLanguage outside of Function A. This will work:

   var defaultLanguage = "";

   var FunctionA = function() {
      defaultLanguage = "af"
    }

    jQuery.fn.localize = function(stringsVar) {
      alert(defaultLanguage);  // "af"
    }