From: Patrick Li Date: 2008-08-15T23:10:20+09:00 Subject: Re: Best way to create a helper method. I can: module MyModule def myMethod #bla bla end private def helperMethod #a helper method whose existence should not be known outside of this file end end But I can still get access to helperMethod by mixing in the module. eg. class MyClass include MyModule #I want myMethod() but not helperMethod() end Thanks for replying -Patrick -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.