gistfile1.js

// this won't work because "this" doesn't map to this object
// when the click handler fires.
{
  setupHandler: function () {
    $('button').click(function () {this.handleClicks});
  },
  handleClicks: function () {
    alert("I got clicked");
  }
}


// So you have to assign "this" to "that" so that it can
// be bound the click handlers closure.
{
  setupHandler: function () {
    var that = this;
    $('button').click(function () {that.handleClicks});
  },
  handleClicks: function () {
    alert("I got clicked");
  }
}