Javascript calling public method from private one within same object

Question

Can I call public method from within private one:

var myObject = function() {
   var p = 'private var';
   function private_method1() {
      //  can I call public method "public_method1" from this(private_method1) one and if yes HOW?
   }

   return {
      public_method1: function() {
         // do stuff here
      }
   };
} ();

Answer 1

do something like:

var myObject = function() {
   var p = 'private var';
   function private_method1() {
      public.public_method1()
   }

   var public = {
      public_method1: function() {
         alert('do stuff')
      },
      public_method2: function() {
         private_method1()
      }
   };
   return public;
} ();
//...

myObject.public_method2()

Answer 2

Why not do this as something you can instantiate?

function Whatever()
{
  var p = 'private var';
  var self = this;

  function private_method1()
  {
     // I can read the public method
     self.public_method1();
  }

  this.public_method1 = function()
  {
    // And both test() I can read the private members
    alert( p );
  }

  this.test = function()
  {
    private_method1();
  }
}

var myObject = new Whatever();
myObject.test();