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not_protected.rb
class A
def hello
"A#hello"
end
def method_missing(method, *args)
"A#method_missing"
end
protected :hello
end
p A.new.hello # => "A#method_missing"
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DanielHeath commented May 6, 2010

And also

A.new.hello
=> "A#hello"

Right, so you can hide functionality in a subclass that is provided by the superclass.
That sounds like a bad idea, since it sort of stops you being able to rely on object-oriented polymorphism.

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