From: Matthias Veit <matthias_veit@...>
Date: 2002-07-02T18:06:14+09:00
Subject: package protected methods


Hi,

is there a possibility to gain a visibility like java's 
package protection construct:
classes in the same module (or class) can access methods, 
that are not visible from otside the package.

Eg:
module A
  class B
    protected
    def foo
    end
  end

  class C
    def foo
      B.new.foo
    end
  end
end

A::C.new.foo #no error
A::B.new.foo #raise error

I don't want to use the send method, so the only solution at
the moment is simply to not use the protected modifier.
The problem seems to me so common, that there must be a 
solution I did not realized - but which? 

Best regads,
Matthias

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