From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2005-09-28T01:51:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Object private methods

Paolino wrote:
> Hello
> 
>   I noticed that Object private methods are available everywhere.
> This I noticed exploring 'main' instance defining a method
> 
> Can I have some explanation on this form of globalizing ?

Dunno what exactly you are looking for...

Typically these methods reside in Kernel and are defined like this:

module Kernel
private
  def foo() "something" end
end

This works since all objects eventually inherit Kernel:

18:45:30 [~]: ruby -e 'p String.ancestors'
[String, Enumerable, Comparable, Object, Kernel]

What else do you want to know?

Kind regards

    robert