Access the default values in outside functions

gndimitro

I’m having troubles accessing my default values in my hello function, in my start function the values exist but in hello they are undefined and unreadable, code is below:

Module.register("jarvis", {
// Module defaults
  defaults: {
    assistantName: "jarvis",
    assistantVoice: "UK English Male"
  },

  // Required Scripts
  getScripts: function() {
	return ["annyang.js",
        "http://code.responsivevoice.org/responsivevoice.js"];
},

hello: function(name) {

    if(name)
      name = name.trim().toLowerCase();

Log.info(name)
Log.info(this.config.assistantName)

if(name && (name == this.config.assistantName))
  responsiveVoice.speak("Hello George");
else {
  responsiveVoice.speak("Hello");
}
  },

  start: function() {
  Log.info("Starting module: " + this.name);
  annyang.debug();
    if (annyang) {
      // Let's define a command.
      var commands = {
        'hello (*name)': this.hello
      };

      // Add our commands to annyang
      annyang.addCommands(commands);

      // Start listening.
      annyang.start();
}

Log.info(this.config.assistantVoice)
Log.info(this.config.assistantName)

// Setting voice default
responsiveVoice.setDefaultVoice(this.config.assistantVoice);
  }
});

Please help, thank you!

MichMich

That’s because “this” is no longer referring to your instance. It’s a common javascript pitfall. Check out:
http://javascriptplayground.com/blog/2012/04/javascript-variable-scope-this/

gndimitro

@MichMich Oh okay, thanks for the help!