Q1 - I have
(function (document,window) {
var shelf = window.shelf = function (foo) {
var init = function () {
console.log("in init" + foo);
};
alert("in shelf.js "+ foo + "type" + typeof init);
};
})(document, window);
I want to call the init function in shelf in my HTML page in the style
var api=shelf("1234");
api.init();
Or
shelf().init;
How do i get this to work?, I read on anonymous self executing functions at,
Self-executing anonymous functions and closures ,
what is self-executing anonymous function or what is this code doing? ,
Why do you need to invoke an anonymous function on the same line? ,
http://markdalgleish.com/2011/03/self-executing-anonymous-functions/
I need the document and window objects as i will be using this to add components dynamically to my html page
Q 2 - Is this the better way or should I use anything else to ensure modularity + reuse?
In your code, init
is not available to be called externally. I believe you're looking for something like this:
(function (document,window) {
var shelf = window.shelf = function (foo) {
this.init = function () {
console.log("in init" + foo);
};
alert("in shelf.js "+ foo + "type" + typeof this.init);
};
})(document, window);
var api = new shelf("1234");
api.init();