IIFE

IIFE

by isogunro

JavaScript

//To prevent pollution of the global namespace, create an empty object and assign it to a variable.  you can then add members to it.

function vehicle() {
    alert("HELLO VEHCILE");
}

(function () {
    this.myApp = {} || myApp; //Creates the namespace object if it does not already exist
    var ns = this.myApp;
    alert("Should see this since it's a IIFE");
    var vehicleCount = 5;
    var vehicles = [];
    ns.Car = function () {};
    ns.Truck = function () {};

    var repair = {
        decription: 'changed spark plugs',
        cost: 100
    };

    alert("Problem: " + repair.description + " Cost: " + repair.cost);

}());