Alias method chain in JavaScript?

Question

In JavaScript, how could you create a new function with the same name as an existing function, while also preserving the original function so it could be called from within the new one?

Answer 1

You can pass the original function into an anonymous function which returns a replacement function which has access to the original function.

E.g.

parseInt = (function parseInt(original) {
    return function (x) {
        console.log("original would've returned " + original(x));

        // just random 'new' functionality
        return (x | 0) * 2;
    };
}(parseInt));

Example output:

>> parseInt(10);
<< original would've returned 10
<< 20

Answer 2

You want to implement function wrapping, check the following articles:

• Wrapping Functions in JavaScript
• Function Wrapping

Answer 3

You could simply assign the old function to a variable with a different name:

var old_parseInt = parseInt;

function parseInt(s) {
   return old_parseInt(s) + 1;
}