E07280: access modifier is not needed here - methods are 'public' by default

What went wrong

You've explicitly marked something 'public' when it's already public by default. EK9 methods are public by default.

Worked examples

Compilable examples demonstrating this error and the correct fix:

• ek9 -q 94 (How do I implement a constructor in EK9?)

[EK9 VISIBILITY DEFAULTS]

• Methods: public (default)
• Properties: public (default)
• Use 'private' or 'protected' only when needed

How to fix it

1. Remove 'public' keyword - it's the default

Common causes

• Habit from other languages (Java requires explicit public)
• Being overly explicit

See also

• E07280: unnecessary 'public' (this error)
• E07270: access modifier on trait method

Examples

Every example is compiled by the EK9 compiler: the first fails exactly as captioned, the others fix it.

Fails with E07280: access modifier is not needed here - methods are 'public' by default

#!ek9
defines module error.e07280.bad

  defines class

    Greeter
      //Methods are public unless marked otherwise
      public greet()
        <- rtn as String: "hello"

Fixed: Remove 'public': it is the default

#!ek9
defines module error.e07280.good

  defines class

    Greeter
      //Public, with no modifier
      greet()
        <- rtn as String: salutation()

      //A modifier is written only to narrow access
      private salutation()
        <- rtn as String: "hello"

Questions and answers

These Q&A entries show E07280 and its fix:

• Q94: How do I implement a constructor in EK9?