From: vinbarnes Date: 2007-09-25T04:12:17+09:00 Subject: Re: best way to 'hide' a method when method_missing is in town On Sep 24, 12:34 pm, "Gaspard Bucher" wrote: > Shouldn't you just use attr_protected ? > class Node < ActiveRecord::Base > attr_protected :no_see > end > It does not prevent the attribute from being used from an instance of the object. Kevin