private / protected

The private and protected keywords are used to control the visibility of members (variables and methods) in classes, objects, or packages. If no access modifier is specified, the default access level is public.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @article@Understanding Scala Access Modifiers
• @article@How to control Scala method scope with private, package, and more
• @article@Scala access modifiers and qualifiers in detail