<script>
var DED = function() {
	var pvar=3;
	function private_method() {
		// do stuff here
		pvar = 5;
	}
	return {
		method_1 : function() {
			// do stuff here
			private_method();
			alert(pvar);
			pvar = 6;
		},
		method_2 : function() {
			// do stuff here
			alert(pvar);
		}
	};
}();
DED.method_1();
DED.method_2();
</script>