How can i call a public method from within a private one when using the javascript Module Pattern?
I would like to call a public method from a private one but the property "this" refers to the window object. Please note i am trying to apply the module pattern. You can find a working code example at jsfiddle.net // how can i access a public method from a private one? // (in this example publicAlert from privateMethod) // this refers to the window object. $(function() { var modulePattern = (function($) { var privateMethod = function() { appendText("called privateMethod()"); this.publicAlert(); }; var appendText = function(texToAppend) { var text = $('#output').text() + " | " + texToAppend; $(