method

private

ruby 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. String arguments are converted to symbols.

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

Note that to show a private method on RDoc, use

static VALUE
rb_mod_private(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE module)
{
 return set_visibility(argc, argv, module, METHOD_VISI_PRIVATE);
}

private

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