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I can create a recursive function in a variable like so: /* Count down to 0 recursively. */ var functionHolder = function (counter) { output(counter); if (counter > 0) { functionHolder(counter-1); } } With this, functionHolder(3); would output 3 2 1 0 . Let's say I did the following: var copyFunction = functionHolder; copyFunction(3); would output 3 2 1 0 as above. If I then changed functionHolder as follows: functionHolder = function(whatever) { output("Stop counting!"); Then functionHolder(3); would give Stop counting! , as expected. copyFunction(3); now gives 3 Stop counting! as it refers to functionHolder , not the function (which it itself points to). This could be desirable in some circumstances, but is there a way to write the function so that it calls itself rather than the variable that holds it? That is, is it possible to change only the line functionHolder(counter-1); so that going through all these steps still gives 3 2 1 0 when we call copyFunction(3); ? I tried this(counter-1); but that gives me the error this is not a function .

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