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    copied!<p>I try to load some external .js files, and have some irresolvable namespace conflicts.</p> <p>I had the idea of loading some of the files in their own context somehow, replacing the "<code>this</code>" from pointing at the window object to some custom namespace.</p> <p>example:</p> <p>first.js:</p> <pre><code>name = "first"; </code></pre> <p>second.js:</p> <pre><code>name = "second"; </code></pre> <p>It seems to me that this kind of trick can be very useful. Is it possible at all?</p> <p><strong>EDIT</strong><br> seems that replacing "<code>this</code>" does not begin to solve the problem, as it is not the default context for identifier resolution in javascript. this is my test code:</p> <pre><code>var first = {}; var second = {}; (function(){name = "first";}).call(first); (function(){name = "second";}).call(second); document.write('name= '+name+' &lt;br/&gt;\n'); //prints "second" document.write('first.name= '+first.name+' &lt;br/&gt;\n'); //prints "undefined" document.write('second.name= '+second.name+' &lt;br/&gt;\n'); //prints "undefined </code></pre> <p>any ideas?</p> <p><strong>RESOLUTION</strong><br> It is not possible. I ended up wiser than I was this morning, and I gave it up. I recommend these enlightening reading materials for anyone with a similar problem that might want to take a crack at it: <a href="http://jibbering.com/faq/notes/closures/" rel="nofollow">http://jibbering.com/faq/notes/closures/</a><br> <a href="http://softwareas.com/cross-domain-communication-with-iframes" rel="nofollow">http://softwareas.com/cross-domain-communication-with-iframes</a></p>
 

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