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Diffstat (limited to 'vm_method.c')
-rw-r--r-- | vm_method.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/vm_method.c b/vm_method.c index f4ff7989f2..57b805406c 100644 --- a/vm_method.c +++ b/vm_method.c @@ -1669,6 +1669,15 @@ rb_mod_public(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE module) * defined methods to protected. With arguments, sets the named methods * to have protected visibility. * String arguments are converted to symbols. + * + * If a method has protected visibility, it is callable only where + * <code>self</code> of the context is the same as the method. + * (method definition or instance_eval). This behavior is different from + * Java's protected method. Usually <code>private</code> should be used. + * + * Note that a protected method is slow because it can't use inline cache. + * + * To show a private method on RDoc, use <code>:doc:</code> instead of this. */ static VALUE @@ -1696,6 +1705,8 @@ rb_mod_protected(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE module) * private :a * end * Mod.private_instance_methods #=> [:a, :c] + * + * Note that to show a private method on RDoc, use <code>:doc:</code>. */ static VALUE |