public                 → self
public(symbol, ...)    → self

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

Source Code

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

static VALUE
rb_mod_public(argc, argv, module)
   int argc;
   VALUE *argv;
   VALUE module;
{
   secure_visibility(module);
   if (argc == 0) {
       SCOPE_SET(SCOPE_PUBLIC);
   }
   else {
       set_method_visibility(module, argc, argv, NOEX_PUBLIC);
   }
   return module;
}