// Define the original function. var checkNumericRange = function (value) { if (typeof value !== 'number') return false; else return value >= this.minimum && value <= this.maximum; } // The range object will become the this value in the callback function. var range = { minimum: 10, maximum: 20 }; // Bind the checkNumericRange function. var boundCheckNumericRange = checkNumericRange.bind(range); // Use the new function to check whether 12 is in the numeric range. var result = boundCheckNumericRange (12); document.write(result); // Output: true