--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently defined methods to private. With arguments, sets the named methods to have private visibility.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "   module Mod\n     def a()  end\n     def b()  end\n     private\n     def c()  end\n     private :a\n   end\n   Mod.private_instance_methods   #=&gt; [&quot;a&quot;, &quot;c&quot;]\n"
full_name: Module#private
is_singleton: false
name: private
params: |
  private                 => self
  private(symbol, ...)    => self

visibility: public
