jQuery.getScript() fails to load function

Question

I am trying to load a script with a function like:

$.getScript('/js/mymy.js').done(function(){ 
    if(readCookie('my_cookie', 'yes')){
        /* do sth here */
    }
});

or

$.getScript('/js/mymy.js',function(){   
    if(readCookie('my_cookie', 'yes')){
        /* do sth here */
    }
});

where "readCookie" is defined in mymy.js but i get an error "readCookie" is not defined...

Here 1 & 2 is where i have got help how to do, but it does not work... Any Ideas?

i do use jQuery 1.8.0

mymy.js does contain a function:

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
  function readCookie(name) {
    var nameEQ = name + "=";
    var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
    for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) {
      var c = ca[i];
      while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1, c.length);
      if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length, c.length);
    }
    return null;
  }

  /** There is sth much more here **/
  ...
  /** There is sth much more here **/
});

Answer 1

readCookie is undefined because readCookie is not global; it is visible only within the document.ready function scope in mymy.js.

Make the function global by removing the document.ready wrapper.