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diff --git a/doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc b/doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc index 6122f6e08e..9c83a319b9 100644 --- a/doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc +++ b/doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc @@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ Ruby has three types of visibility. The default is +public+. A public method may be called from any other object. The second visibility is +protected+. When calling a protected method the -sender must be a subclass of the receiver or the receiver must be a subclass of -the sender. Otherwise a NoMethodError will be raised. +receiver must inherit the Class or Module which defines the method. Otherwise a +NoMethodError will be raised. Protected visibility is most frequently used to define <code>==</code> and other comparison methods where the author does not wish to expose an object's |