From: Deepak Gole Date: 2008-07-04T14:06:53+09:00 Subject: Basic ruby Question ------=_Part_3706_15557439.1215148200301 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hello, I didn't understand the following concept. *class Universe private def self.private_method p "=========Hello world=======" end end Universe.**private_method** => "=========Hello world=======" * How come I get the o/p ( *"=========Hello world=======" * ) as I have declared that method as private. Thanks in advance Deepak Gole (DG) ------=_Part_3706_15557439.1215148200301--