Hey guys, This is my first message on the list - I actually just moved to Sydney. :)
As for declaring the methods private, as Andrew pointed out, you can also do it this way: def my_private_method; #do stuff end private :my_private_method I personally don't like it but at least you don't have the problem of all methods after that being private. I wrote a post back in February where I discussed this very issue and hacked an experimental syntax for private methods into the interpreter: http://www.leonardoborges.com/writings/2010/02/03/hacking-rubys-syntax/ I wish something similar would get into Ruby's core. Cheers, Leonardo Borges www.leonardoborges.com On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:00 AM, Simon Macneall <[email protected]> wrote: > yes, but that then makes any method declared after the 'private' string > private. Which means that method declarations aren't self contained, you > need to know what has gone before in the file. > > so > > class Foo > def bar > :bar > end > private > def baz > :baz > end > > def this_is_private_too > :doh > end > end > > Simon > > > > On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:49:25 +0800, Nicholas Jefferson < > [email protected]> wrote: > > One minor glitch that annoys me is that you can't declare a method >>> private in the method definition itself. >>> >> >> class Foo >> def bar >> :bar >> end >> private >> def baz >> :baz >> end >> end >> >> foo = Foo.new >> p foo.bar >> p foo.baz >> >> Thanks, >> >> Nicholas >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rails-oceania%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
