How to make the class constructor private in Ruby?
access-specifier, constructor, ruby
Solution
Try this:
class A
private_class_method :new
end
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Problem
``` class A private def initialize puts "wtf?" end end A.new #still works and calls initialize ``` and ``` class A private def self.new super.new end end ``` doesn't work altogether So what's the correct way? I want to make `new` private and call it via a factory method.