# How to get private helpers into class methods?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-private-helpers-into-class-methods/192140>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 24, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-private-helpers-into-class-methods/192140 "2010-07-24T19:49:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![grar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@grar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grar)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-private-helpers-into-class-methods/192140/1 "2010-07-24T19:49:26Z")

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Hi,

How do I use the same private helper method(s) inside different class  
methods? (In my current case, all the methods can be defined in the same  
class.)

Thanks,

Grar

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**Author:** ![grar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@grar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grar)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-private-helpers-into-class-methods/192140/2 "2010-07-27T19:05:40Z")

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On Jul 24, 8:49 pm, Grary S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> How do I use the same private helper method(s) inside different class  
> methods? (In my current case, all the methods can be defined in the same  
> class.)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Grar

I guess that no-one understood the question 🙂 Could you bring some  
examples of what do you want to accomplish so it’s possible to help  
you out?