What you are trying to do isn't exactly elegant. I would consider it an anti-pattern.
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Angel Java Lopez <[email protected]>wrote: > No, maybe > > function one() { > var foo = "baz"; > two(); > function two() { > console.log (foo); > } > } > > > > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Jean-Michel Hiver <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello >> >> Please consider the following code: >> >> var foo = "bar"; >> >> function one() { >> var foo = "baz"; >> two(); >> } >> >> function two() { >> console.log (foo); >> } >> >> one(); >> two(); >> >> Outputs: >> >> bar >> bar >> >> Question: in one() function, is there a way to override the variable >> temporarily, like the "local" keyword in Perl? Because doing: >> >> function one() { >> var foo_orig = foo; >> foo = "baz"; >> two(); >> foo = foo_orig; >> } >> >> >> Isn't super elegant. >> >> Thanks >> JM >> >> -- >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "nodejs" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
