Method: Module#private_class_method

Defined in:
vm_method.c

#private_class_method(symbol, ...) ⇒ Object #private_class_method(string, ...) ⇒ Object #private_class_method(array) ⇒ Object

Makes existing class methods private. Often used to hide the default constructor new.

String arguments are converted to symbols. An Array of Symbols and/or Strings is also accepted.

class SimpleSingleton  # Not thread safe
  private_class_method :new
  def SimpleSingleton.create(*args, &block)
    @me = new(*args, &block) if ! @me
    @me
  end
end



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# File 'vm_method.c', line 2685

static VALUE
rb_mod_private_method(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE obj)
{
    set_method_visibility(rb_singleton_class(obj), argc, argv, METHOD_VISI_PRIVATE);
    return obj;
}