Global Variables

Chris Coyier on

Declare variable outside of the function…

var oneVariable; function setVariable(){ oneVariable = "Variable set from within a function!"; } function getVariable(){ alert(oneVariable); // Outputs "Variable set from within a function!" }

Or… attach it to the window object

function setValue() { window.myValue = "test"; } function getValue() { alert(window.myValue); // "test" (assuming setValue has run) }