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-rw-r--r--activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors.rb9
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors.rb
index 90989f4f3d..2c24081eb9 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ require "active_support/core_ext/regexp"
class Module
# Defines a class attribute and creates a class and instance reader methods.
# The underlying class variable is set to +nil+, if it is not previously
- # defined.
+ # defined. All class and instance methods created will be public, even if
+ # this method is called with a private or protected access modifier.
#
# module HairColors
# mattr_reader :hair_colors
@@ -76,7 +77,9 @@ class Module
alias :cattr_reader :mattr_reader
# Defines a class attribute and creates a class and instance writer methods to
- # allow assignment to the attribute.
+ # allow assignment to the attribute. All class and instance methods created
+ # will be public, even if this method is called with a private or protected
+ # access modifier.
#
# module HairColors
# mattr_writer :hair_colors
@@ -142,6 +145,8 @@ class Module
alias :cattr_writer :mattr_writer
# Defines both class and instance accessors for class attributes.
+ # All class and instance methods created will be public, even if
+ # this method is called with a private or protected access modifier.
#
# module HairColors
# mattr_accessor :hair_colors