Is initialize method (constructor) private or public in ruby?
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Let's see:
class Test
def initialize; end
end
p Test.new.private_methods.sort.include?(:initialize)
This prints true, so initialize is a private method. This makes sense, it is only called by the new class method if the object is created. If we want, we can do something like this:
class Test
def initialize
@counter = 0
end
def reset!
initialize
end
end
Misusing the constructor like this could however lead to problems if it does more than simple variable initialization.
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michael_wu
You can also call
initialize of an object by obj.send(:initialize).The initialize method in a class automatically becomes Private.
You can check it using:
puts ClassName.private_methods.sort
