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private

v1_9_2_180 - Show latest stable - Class: Module

private(*args)

private

With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently defined methods to private. With arguments, sets the named methods to have private visibility.

module Mod
  def a()  end
  def b()  end
  private
  def c()  end
  private :a
end
Mod.private_instance_methods   #=> [:a, :c]

static VALUE
rb_mod_private(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE module)
{
    secure_visibility(module);
    if (argc == 0) {
        SCOPE_SET(NOEX_PRIVATE);
    }
    else {
        set_method_visibility(module, argc, argv, NOEX_PRIVATE);
    }
    return module;
}

private

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