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

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


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);