functions inside or outside jquery document ready

Question

Up until now I just put all my jQuery goodness inside the $(document).ready() function, including simple functions used in certain user interactions.

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Answer 1

Put it inside so it won't pollute the global namespace. It also ensures a faster resolve of the function name because of JavaScript's scope chains.

Put it outside if it's a reusable component so you could easily move it in a separate file and call from different contexts.

Since you already use JQuery, it's worth mentioning, that in your case you may want to define hexvalidate as a JQuery plugin outside and then invoke it inside.