From: Kyle Schmitt <kyleaschmitt@...>
Date: 2007-03-28T05:37:58+09:00
Subject: Re: temporarily change method access for test

Private methods?
Hum.  Never saw a use for them in my stuff.. anyway

http://www.rubycentral.com/faq/rubyfaq-7.html and
http://www.rubycentral.com/faq/rubyfaq-8.html

will tell you.

But something like this will work

class J
   def ack()
      puts "be nimble"
   end
   def ill()
      puts "went up the hill"
   end
   private :ack
end

j=J.new

j.ill
went up the hill

j.ack
NoMethodError: private method `ack' called for #<J:0x2cf19d8>

class <<j
    public :ack
end

j.ack
be nimble

On 3/27/07, PerfectDayToChaseTornados <noone@emailaddress.invalid> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have seen an example of a unit test temporarily making a private method
> public to unit test it. Now that I need it I can't find it :-) Please could
> someone kindly point me in the right direction?
>
> Many Thanks
>
> --
> pdtct
>
>
>
>