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Rust compiler error · checked with rustc 1.99.0
Rust error E0624: method `method` is private
What it meansA private item was used outside of its scope.
What rustc prints
error[E0624]: method `method` is private
--> main.rs:12:5
|
7 | fn method(&self) {}
| ---------------- private method defined here
...
12 | foo.method(); // error: method `method` is private
| ^^^^^^ private methodReal output of rustc 1.99.0 compiling the official example below (2021 edition). Your names and line numbers will differ; the first line is the part to match.
E0624Names, paths and imports
Activein rustc 1.99.0
7related errors linked below
The compiler team's explanation
A private item was used outside of its scope.
Erroneous code example:
mod inner {
pub struct Foo;
impl Foo {
fn method(&self) {}
}
}
let foo = inner::Foo;
foo.method(); // error: method `method` is privateTwo possibilities are available to solve this issue:
1. Only use the item in the scope it has been defined:
mod inner {
pub struct Foo;
impl Foo {
fn method(&self) {}
}
pub fn call_method(foo: &Foo) { // We create a public function.
foo.method(); // Which calls the item.
}
}
let foo = inner::Foo;
inner::call_method(&foo); // And since the function is public, we can call the
// method through it.2. Make the item public:
mod inner {
pub struct Foo;
impl Foo {
pub fn method(&self) {} // It's now public.
}
}
let foo = inner::Foo;
foo.method(); // Ok!From rustc --explain E0624 (1.99.0), part of the Rust project, MIT or Apache-2.0. Official page.
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