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In Javascript, it should be possible to redefine a function whithin a another function. It is important to know that the new defined function should only be usable within the scope of that function which contains the new definition. For a better understanding an example shall follow:

function outerFunction()
{
	return "Outer function";
}


function anotherFunction()
{
	//Redefining
	function  outerFunction()
	{
		return "Redefined function";
	}
	
	console.log(outerFunction());
}


anotherFunction();		//Outputs "Redefined function"
console.log(outerFunction());	//Outputs "Outer function"

In addition, redefining a function within a block(e.g. within a if statement) should not work like expected in other languages, because Javascript does not support block scoping (NOT COMPLETELY TRUE).

A solution to the example above could be like as follows:

STILL IN WORK!!