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Code snippet showing how to define private class methods in Ruby.
class Toyota < Car
def self.name
self.i_am
end
private_class_method def self.i_am
"Toyota #{superclass}"
end
end
# => Toyota.name
# "Toyota Car"
#
# => Toyota.i_am # expecting an error
# private method `i_am' called for Toyota:Class
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