Declaring public variables inside a function

[Sister Ray]

I've searched for a way to this in a lot of forums. Haven't found a
solution for this, however I've found a work around.
Declaring a public object and then adding the variables i want as
members of thta object, like this

<script>
function myobject(){}

var a = new myobject();

function foo()
{
a.var1 = "some string";
}

function foo2()
{
//a.var1 exists in foo2
alert(a.var1);
}
//and outside the function
alert(a.var1);

this spends a litle more memory but does what i wanted. apart from
obvious "why would i want to this", does anybody have a better
solution for this?

Best Regards.

 

[Tom de Neef]

I've searched for a way to this in a lot of forums. Haven't found a
solution for this, however I've found a work around.
Declaring a public object and then adding the variables i want as
members of thta object, like this

<script>
function myobject(){}

var a = new myobject();

function foo()
{
a.var1 = "some string";
}

function foo2()
{
//a.var1 exists in foo2
alert(a.var1);
}
//and outside the function
alert(a.var1);

I thought that any variable NOT declared will have global scope.
function foo() {var1 = "some string"}
will result in var1 as a variable with global scope whose value will be
assigned when foo() is called.
You may want to check this.
Tom

 

[Gregor Kofler]

Sister Ray meinte:

I've searched for a way to this in a lot of forums. Haven't found a
solution for this, however I've found a work around.

Searched for what? It's pretty annoying to make up problem descriptions
by combining subjects and message texts.

Just *don't* declare anything - and the variable will end up in the
global scope. That's perhaps /the/ problem of JS.

Declaring a public object and then adding the variables i want as
members of thta object, like this

<script>
function myobject(){}

var a = new myobject();

Constructors should start with capital letters.

[useless stuff snipped]

If you insist:

<script type="text/javascript">
var myglobalscope = this;

function foo() {
myglobalscope.bar = 42;
}

function foo2() {
window.alert(myglobalscope["bar"]);
}

foo();
foo2();
</script>

Gregor

 

[Dr J R Stockton]

I thought that any variable NOT declared will have global scope.
 function foo() {var1 = "some string"}
will result in var1 as a variable with global scope whose value will be
assigned when foo() is called.

ISTM that var1 is created the first time foo is called, and I suppose
assigned every time foo is called. Before foo is first called, var1
does not exist.

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[Sister Ray]

thank's it does work.