How to reference a variable inside an exports function?

Question

Novice question: I have a bunch of variables defined inside an exports function, for example:

var movies;

function Tabs(Window) {
    //create module instance
    var self = Ti.UI.createTabGroup({
        activeTabIconTint: '#F4CA53',
        tabsBackgroundColor: '#000000'
    });

     movies = Ti.UI.createTableView({
        data: movieData,
    });

  return self;
}

module.exports = Tabs;

Then over in another js file, that is included in scope, I'm trying to reference that movies variable (tableview). I have tried different things and nothing works:

movies.setData(movieData);
Tabs.movies.setData(movieData);

How can I update the "data" property of the "movies" tableview when I am outside the "Tabs" function?

Answer 1

Can't you just pass it to the Tabs function?

function Tabs(Window, movieData) {
    //create module instance
    var self = Ti.UI.createTabGroup({
        activeTabIconTint: '#F4CA53',
        tabsBackgroundColor: '#000000'
    });

     movies = Ti.UI.createTableView({
        data: movieData,
    });

  return self;
}

module.exports = Tabs;

//then call it like:
Tabs(window, movieData);