Access private function of a RequireJS module

Question

I have this module:

define(function() {
   clickHandlerA = function() { ... }
   clickHandlerB = function() { ... }

   return {
     handle : function(param) {
        doSomething(param);
        var handler = 'clickHandler' + param;
     }
   }
}

Now, I need to somehow call the appropriate click handler. I tried

if (typeof handler  == 'function') {
   handler.call();
}

I also tried

if (handler in this) {
   handler();
}

but none work. Any suggestions?

You can't access handler from outside, you have to export it. — Denys Séguret, Sep 02 '13 at 11:41
@dystroy And if I were to transfer clickHandlerA and B to return statement of my module, how would I call them and check if they existed? — Banana, Sep 02 '13 at 11:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 02 '13 at 11:56

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What I understand you need is this :

define(function() {
   var handlers = {
      A: function() { ... },
      B: function() { ... }
   };

   return {
     handle : function(param) {
        doSomething(param);
        return handlers[param];
     }
   }
}

So you may do this from outside

 yourModule.handle('A')();

answered Sep 02 '13 at 11:56

Denys Séguret

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This is the solution I was looking for. – Banana Sep 02 '13 at 12:02

Access private function of a RequireJS module

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