firebug: lists.create is not a function

[JohnMerlino]

Firebug barks "lists.create is not a function" when I click on the link below:

	var lists = function(){
		var create = function(component){
			var component = component.href.substring(component.href.lastIndexOf('#') + 1); //sites
			return component;
		}
		var setDefaults = function(component){
			var parameter = {};
			switch(component){
				case "sites":
					parameter = {
						order: 'site_num',
						per_page: '20',
						url: '/sites'
					}
			}
			return parameter;
		}
		var criteria = {
			drop_filter: {
				check: function(value){
					if(value)
						return
				},
				msg: "Loading..."
			},
			search_filter: {
				check: function(value){
					if(value)
						return
				},
				msg: "Loading..."
			}
			
		}
		return {
			//not currently used
			addQuery: function(name, query){queryArr[name] = query;},
			extra: function(){}
		}
	}
	
	
	
	
	$('#dashboard a').click(function(){
		var currentComponent = lists.create(this);
		var custom = lists.setDefaults(currentComponent);
		initializeTable(custom);
	});
	
	
	var initializeTable = function(custom){
		var defaults = {};
		var query_string = $.extend(defaults, custom);
		alert(query_string);
		/*
		$.each(query_string, function(key,value){
			
		})
		
		var queryArr = [];
		*/
		
	}

Thanks for response.

[JohnMerlino]

I figured it out. You have to convert the functions into closures using return keyword and then call the function immediately ()() before you try to use it as a private function.