accessing method skillet.toString() in javascript -

(function( skillet, $, undefined ) {     //private property     var ishot = true;      //public property     skillet.ingredient = "bacon strips";      //public method     skillet.fry = function() {         var oliveoil;          additem( "\t\n butter \n\t" );         additem( oliveoil );         console.log( "frying " + skillet.ingredient );     };      //private method     function additem( item ) {         if ( item !== undefined ) {             console.log( "adding " + $.trim(item) );         }     }     }( window.skillet = window.skillet || {}, jquery ));    //adding new functionality skillet (function( skillet, $, undefined ) {     //private property     var amountofgrease = "1 cup";      //public method     skillet.tostring = function() {         console.log( skillet.quantity + " " +                       skillet.ingredient + " & " +                       amountofgrease + " of grease" );         console.log( ishot ? "hot" : "cold" );     };     }( window.skillet = window.skillet || {}, jquery )); 

for js code

i can access skillet.fry();

adding butter frying bacon strips

but not skillet.tostring();

it return

"[object object]"

is there way can access private members

such oliveoil or ishot ?

you have make ishot , oliveoil public properties of skillet, or else cannot reach them.

i change:

var ishot = true; 

to:

this.ishot = true; 

change:

var oliveoil; 

to:

this.oliveoil = null; 

and acces them outside skillet function either window.skillet.ishot | window.skillet.fry.oliveoil or skillet().ishot | skillet().fry.oliveoil.

i'm not 100% sure on of last stuff, should work, in theory. hey, tried.