calling jquery function from within existing js function

calling jquery function from within existing js function

i'm trying to call a jquery function from within an existing javascript function - is this possible ?

i have the following :
  1. function function_name {
    if ( 1 = 2)
          {
          $.blockUI({ message: $('#disclaimer') });
          }
    }




but this doesn't seem to work.

i have tested the following code outside of the existing js and it works fine :
  1.             $(function()
                    {
                    $.blockUI({ message: $('#disclaimer') });
                    });



can someone point me in the right direction ? i appreciate that trying to tack some jquery code onto existing js code isn't ideal ...

thanks in advance