# Class question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-question/136338>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [April 30, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-question/136338 "2008-04-30T22:52:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-question/136338/1 "2008-04-30T22:52:46Z")

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Please bear with me if it is already discussed; I am running the  
following code  
class Tester  
def sayHello  
hi  
puts “I am saying hello”  
end

```
private
def hi
   puts "Did I say hi?"
end

private :hi #doube checking private

```

end

p = Tester.new  
p.hi  
p.sayHello

As per ruby, it should fail but Ironruby runs through without any error.  
I am going through the code to see where it is performed.

Thanks.  
Unni

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**Author:** ![ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-question/136338/2 "2008-05-01T17:23:55Z")

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Private appears to be broken. Can you submit this as a bug please?

JD

From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
[[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Unnikrishnan  
Nair  
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:52 PM  
To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Subject: [Ironruby-core] class question.

Please bear with me if it is already discussed; I am running the  
following code  
class Tester  
def sayHello  
hi  
puts “I am saying hello”  
end

```
private
def hi
   puts "Did I say hi?"
end

private :hi #doube checking private

```

end

p = Tester.new  
p.hi  
p.sayHello

As per ruby, it should fail but Ironruby runs through without any error.  
I am going through the code to see where it is performed.

Thanks.  
Unni