protected                → self
protected(symbol, ...)   → self

With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently defined methods to protected. With arguments, sets the named methods to have protected visibility.

Source Code

/*
*  call-seq:
*     protected                => self
*     protected(symbol, ...)   => self
*  
*  With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently
*  defined methods to protected. With arguments, sets the named methods
*  to have protected visibility.
*/

static VALUE
rb_mod_protected(argc, argv, module)
   int argc;
   VALUE *argv;
   VALUE module;
{
   secure_visibility(module);
   if (argc == 0) {
       SCOPE_SET(SCOPE_PROTECTED);
   }
   else {
       set_method_visibility(module, argc, argv, NOEX_PROTECTED);
   }
   return module;
}