Keep variable global outside .submit jquery function

Hello all,

I want to keep a variable global, and access its content outside the .submit handler function below:

$(document).ready(function() {

name="1";
pass = "2";

/*helper function that changes name and pass values:
name = the value contained in the name input text field of the form
pass = the value contained in the pass input text field of the form*/

$("#loginForm").submit(function() {

/*changes values correctly*/
}

alert(name);
Alert gives me value "1" instead of the value attributed in the function.

How can I transfer the value inside the function to an outside variable?

Thanks in advance,
Iulia

 

If a variable is set in the global scope ie:

[script]
<script>
var a = 'a';

function test() {
alert(a);
}

test();
</script>
[/script]

As you can see "a" is accessible to the test() function even thou we haven't passed it to it. Can you post some of your code?