From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2006-01-02T01:00:36+09:00
Subject: Re: initialize

>>>>> "t" == ts  <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> writes:

t>  #initialize (like #initialize_copy) is *always* a private method. Even if
t>   you try to define it as public or protected, ruby will make it a private
t>   method. 

 Well, there is an exception when you redefine its state after the creation

moulon% cat b.rb
#!/usr/bin/ruby
class A
   def initialize
   end
   protected :initialize
end

A.new
moulon% 

moulon% ./b.rb
./b.rb:8:in `new': protected method `initialize' called for #<A:0xb7d64e94> (NoMethodError)
	from ./b.rb:8
moulon% 

Guy Decoux