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Update private visibility explanation

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zverok 2019-12-21 22:17:35 +02:00 committed by Nobuyoshi Nakada
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Notes: git 2019-12-22 23:18:05 +09:00

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@ -190,9 +190,41 @@ Here is an example:
b.n b #=> 1 -- m called on defining class
a.n b # raises NoMethodError A is not a subclass of B
The third visibility is +private+. A private method may not be called with a
receiver, not even if it equals +self+. If a private method is called with a
receiver other than a literal +self+ a NoMethodError will be raised.
The third visibility is +private+. A private method may only be called from
inside the owner class without a receiver, or with a literal +self+
as a receiver. If a private method is called with a
receiver other than a literal +self+, a NoMethodError will be raised.
class A
def without
m
end
def with_self
self.m
end
def with_other
A.new.m
end
def with_renamed
copy = self
copy.m
end
def m
1
end
private :m
end
a = A.new
a.without #=> 1
a.with_self #=> 1
a.with_other # NoMethodError (private method `m' called for #<A:0x0000559c287f27d0>)
a.with_renamed # NoMethodError (private method `m' called for #<A:0x0000559c285f8330>)
=== +alias+ and +undef+