1 files changed, 36 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/language/def_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/language/def_spec.rb
index c31a2afb41..c0b2efbfc7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/language/def_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/language/def_spec.rb
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ describe "A nested method definition" do
     DefSpecNested.should_not have_instance_method :body_method
   end
 
-  it "defines methods as public by default" do
+  it "creates an instance method inside Class.new" do
     cls = Class.new do
       def do_def
         def new_def
@@ -500,6 +500,41 @@ describe "A nested method definition" do
     obj = cls.new
     obj.do_def
     obj.new_def.should == 1
+
+    cls.new.new_def.should == 1
+
+    -> { Object.new.new_def }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+  end
+end
+
+describe "A method definition always resets the visibility to public for nested definitions" do
+  it "in Class.new" do
+    cls = Class.new do
+      private
+      def do_def
+        def new_def
+          1
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    obj = cls.new
+    -> { obj.do_def }.should raise_error(NoMethodError, /private/)
+    obj.send :do_def
+    obj.new_def.should == 1
+
+    cls.new.new_def.should == 1
+
+    -> { Object.new.new_def }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+  end
+
+  it "at the toplevel" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    -> { obj.toplevel_define_other_method }.should raise_error(NoMethodError, /private/)
+    toplevel_define_other_method
+    nested_method_in_toplevel_method.should == 42
+
+    Object.new.nested_method_in_toplevel_method.should == 42
   end
 end