// The getDate() function returns a nested function which refers the 'date' variable defined
// by outer function getDate()
function getDate() {
   var date = new Date();    // This variable stays around even after function returns

   // nested function
   return function () {
      return date.getMilliseconds();
   }
}

// Once getDate() is executed the variable date should be out of scope and it is, but since
// the inner function
// referenes date, this value is available to the inner function.
var dt = getDate();

alert(dt());
alert(dt());

        function myNonClosure() {
            var date = new Date();
            return date.getMilliseconds();
        }

var MyDate = function () {
    var date = new Date();
    var getMilliSeconds = function () {
        return date.getMilliseconds();
    }
}

var dt = new MyDate();

alert(dt.getMilliSeconds());  // This will throw error as getMilliSeconds is not accessible.

// This is closure 
var MyDate = function () {
    var date = new Date();   // variable stays around even after function returns
    var getMilliSeconds = function () {
        return date.getMilliseconds();
    };
    return {
        getMs : getMilliSeconds
    }
}