[jQuery] calling functions within a jQuery plugin from another script

[obiwanknothe]

Hi all and thanks in advance for your help,

I am creating a plugin (named - autoFormat) using the classic plugin
style (see below). Can I call the sub function stripFormat from
another script? If not how can I modify the plugin that will allow me
to call this  from another script?

Bob

(function($){
        var p = $.extend({
                aNum: '0123456789',
                cPos: 0
        });
        $.fn.extend({
                autoFormat : function() { // plugin name
                return this.each(function() {
                                $(this).keypress(function (e){
                                        //code goes here
                                });
                                function stripFormat(ie){ // sub function
                                        //code goes here
                                }
                });
        }
        });
})(jQuery);