If you have something like that :
var ASK = (function (){
var i = 0, _this = this;
function private(){
console.log(i++)
}
return {
call : function (methodName, args){
eval(methodName + '(' + args + ')' );
}
}
})();
ASK.call('private');
It's possible to call a function inside ASK scope without using eval ? And why when i try use _this[method]() I get that it's not a function ? Does _this shouldn't refer to scope inside ASK = (function(){})?
Use object:
var ASK = (function (){
var i = 0, _this = this;
var myFuncs = {
private: function(){
console.log(i++)
}
}
return {
call : function (methodName, args){
myFuncs[methodName](args);
}
}
})();
ASK.call('private');
_this isn't anything useful here, see my post
new operator anywhere, what do you think this should be?new totally isn't relevant for this, it's only needed for prototypes (and still not necessary since Object.create was introduced).this usage, there is no any new object. In the your code you have {}, which in fact is a synax sugar for the new Object(). ideone.com/kqpBTDoes _this shouldn't refer to scope inside ASK = (function(){})?
Nope. You aren't calling that anonymous function "through" any object which this could refer to, so _this ends up equal to window / undefined (depending on strict mode).
You're probably confused over how this works in JS. Please have a google on that for many good explanations.
Refer to @kan's code snippet for how to solve this and note that closures actually solve the local variable scoping problem for you, so you don't really need to be concerned about this here.
