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<DIV><SPAN class=476265013-08112006><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Hello</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=476265013-08112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>on <A
href="http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ruby-from-other-languages/">http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ruby-from-other-languages/</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=476265013-08112006>"I</SPAN>n Java, <CODE>public</CODE><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> means a method is accessible by anyone.
</FONT><CODE>protected</CODE> means the class’s instances and their <SPAN
class=476265013-08112006>ANCESTORS</SPAN> can access it, but not anyone else,
and <CODE>private</CODE> means nobody besides the classes instances can access
the method.<SPAN class=476265013-08112006>"</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=476265013-08112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shouldn't it be
DESCENDANTS?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=476265013-08112006><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476265013-08112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Petr
Svarc</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>