JavaScript pass scope to another function

Question

Is it possible to somehow pass the scope of a function to another?

For example,

function a(){
   var x = 5;
   var obj = {..};
   b(<my-scope>);
}

function b(){
   //access x or obj....
}

I would rather access the variables directly, i.e., not using anything like this.a or this.obj, but just use x or obj directly.

Answer 1

You can't "pass the scope"... not that I know of.
You can pass the object that the function is referring to by using apply or call and send the current object (this) as the first parameter instead of just calling the function:

function b(){
    alert(this.x);
}
function a(){
    this.x = 2;
    b.call(this);
}

The only way for a function to access a certain scope is to be declared in that scope.
Kind'a tricky.
That would lead to something like :

function a(){
    var x = 1;
    function b(){
        alert(x);
    }
}

But that would kind of defeat the purpose.

Answer 2

Scope is created by functions, and a scope stays with a function, so the closest thing to what you're asking will be to pass a function out of a() to b(), and that function will continue to have access to the scoped variables from a().

function a(){
   var x = 5;
   var obj = {..};
   b(function() { /* this can access var x and var obj */ });
}
function b( fn ){

    fn(); // the function passed still has access to the variables from a()

}

While b() doesn't have direct access to the variables that the function passed does, data types where a reference is passed, like an Object, can be accessed if the function passed returns that object.

function a(){
   var x = 5;
   var obj = {..};
   b(function() { x++; return obj; });
}
function b( fn ){

    var obj = fn();
    obj.some_prop = 'some value'; // This new property will be updated in the
                                  //    same obj referenced in a()

}

Answer 3

You can create your variables without the var keyword and they will be global, but no way to pass the scope that I'm aware of...

Answer 4

function a(){
   var x = 5;
   var obj = {..};
   var b = function()
   {
        document.println(x);
   }
   b.call();
}

Answer 5

what about using bind

function funcA(param) {     
    var bscoped = funcB.bind(this);     
    bscoped(param1,param2...)
}