javascript: get a function's variable's value within another function

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okay so I have this code in body:

<input type="text" value="haha" id="full_name"/>

And this code in script

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    function first(){
        var nameContent=document.getElementById('full_name').value;
    }

    function second() {
        first();
        y=nameContent; 
        alert(y);
    }
    second();
</script>

I want a alert showing the value of the element full_name, but it doesn't seem to work, does anyone know why? :S

call function variables javascript
5 Answers

the OOP way to do this in ES5 is to make that variable into a property using the this keyword.

function first(){
    this.nameContent=document.getElementById('full_name').value;
}

function second() {
    y=new first();
    alert(y.nameContent);
}
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