Visibility

By default, the items in a module have private visibility, but this can be overridden with the pub modifier. Only the public items of a module can be accessed from outside the module scope.

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// A module named `my_mod`
mod my_mod {
    // Items in modules default to private visibility.
    fn private_function() {
        println!("called `my_mod::private_function()`");
    }
    // Use the `pub` modifier to override default visibility.
    pub fn function() {
        println!("called `my_mod::function()`");
    }
    // Items can access other items in the same module,
    // even when private.
    pub fn indirect_access() {
        print!("called `my_mod::indirect_access()`, that\n> ");
        private_function();
    }
    // Modules can also be nested
    pub mod nested {
        pub fn function() {
            println!("called `my_mod::nested::function()`");
        }
        #[allow(dead_code)]
        fn private_function() {
            println!("called `my_mod::nested::private_function()`");
        }
        // Functions declared using `pub(in path)` syntax are only visible
        // within the given path. `path` must be a parent or ancestor module
        pub(in crate::my_mod) fn public_function_in_my_mod() {
            print!("called `my_mod::nested::public_function_in_my_mod()`, that\n> ");
            public_function_in_nested();
        }
        // Functions declared using `pub(self)` syntax are only visible within
        // the current module, which is the same as leaving them private
        pub(self) fn public_function_in_nested() {
            println!("called `my_mod::nested::public_function_in_nested()`");
        }
        // Functions declared using `pub(super)` syntax are only visible within
        // the parent module
        pub(super) fn public_function_in_super_mod() {
            println!("called `my_mod::nested::public_function_in_super_mod()`");
        }
    }
    pub fn call_public_function_in_my_mod() {
        print!("called `my_mod::call_public_function_in_my_mod()`, that\n> ");
        nested::public_function_in_my_mod();
        print!("> ");
        nested::public_function_in_super_mod();
    }
    // pub(crate) makes functions visible only within the current crate
    pub(crate) fn public_function_in_crate() {
        println!("called `my_mod::public_function_in_crate()`");
    }
    // Nested modules follow the same rules for visibility
    mod private_nested {
        #[allow(dead_code)]
        pub fn function() {
            println!("called `my_mod::private_nested::function()`");
        }
        // Private parent items will still restrict the visibility of a child item,
        // even if it is declared as visible within a bigger scope.
        #[allow(dead_code)]
        pub(crate) fn restricted_function() {
            println!("called `my_mod::private_nested::restricted_function()`");
        }
    }
}
fn function() {
    println!("called `function()`");
}
fn main() {
    // Modules allow disambiguation between items that have the same name.
    function();
    my_mod::function();
    // Public items, including those inside nested modules, can be
    // accessed from outside the parent module.
    my_mod::indirect_access();
    my_mod::nested::function();
    my_mod::call_public_function_in_my_mod();
    // pub(crate) items can be called from anywhere in the same crate
    my_mod::public_function_in_crate();
    // pub(in path) items can only be called from within the module specified
    // Error! function `public_function_in_my_mod` is private
    //my_mod::nested::public_function_in_my_mod();
    // TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
    // Private items of a module cannot be directly accessed, even if
    // nested in a public module:
    // Error! `private_function` is private
    //my_mod::private_function();
    // TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
    // Error! `private_function` is private
    //my_mod::nested::private_function();
    // TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
    // Error! `private_nested` is a private module
    //my_mod::private_nested::function();
    // TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
    // Error! `private_nested` is a private module
    //my_mod::private_nested::restricted_function();
    // TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
}
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