diff --git a/mlir/examples/toy/Ch4/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp b/mlir/examples/toy/Ch4/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
--- a/mlir/examples/toy/Ch4/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
+++ b/mlir/examples/toy/Ch4/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
     // If this function isn't main, then set the visibility to private.
     if (funcAST.getProto()->getName() != "main")
-      function.setVisibility(mlir::FuncOp::Visibility::Private);
+      function.setPrivate();
 
     return function;
   }
diff --git a/mlir/examples/toy/Ch5/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp b/mlir/examples/toy/Ch5/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
--- a/mlir/examples/toy/Ch5/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
+++ b/mlir/examples/toy/Ch5/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
     // If this function isn't main, then set the visibility to private.
     if (funcAST.getProto()->getName() != "main")
-      function.setVisibility(mlir::FuncOp::Visibility::Private);
+      function.setPrivate();
 
     return function;
   }
diff --git a/mlir/examples/toy/Ch6/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp b/mlir/examples/toy/Ch6/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
--- a/mlir/examples/toy/Ch6/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
+++ b/mlir/examples/toy/Ch6/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
     // If this function isn't main, then set the visibility to private.
     if (funcAST.getProto()->getName() != "main")
-      function.setVisibility(mlir::FuncOp::Visibility::Private);
+      function.setPrivate();
 
     return function;
   }
diff --git a/mlir/examples/toy/Ch7/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp b/mlir/examples/toy/Ch7/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
--- a/mlir/examples/toy/Ch7/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
+++ b/mlir/examples/toy/Ch7/mlir/MLIRGen.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 
     // If this function isn't main, then set the visibility to private.
     if (funcAST.getProto()->getName() != "main")
-      function.setVisibility(mlir::FuncOp::Visibility::Private);
+      function.setPrivate();
 
     return function;
   }
diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolInterfaces.td b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolInterfaces.td
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolInterfaces.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolInterfaces.td
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@
         return mlir::SymbolTable::getSymbolVisibility(this->getOperation());
       }]
     >,
-    InterfaceMethod<"Sets the visibility of this symbol.",
-      "void", "setVisibility", (ins "mlir::SymbolTable::Visibility":$vis), [{}],
-      /*defaultImplementation=*/[{
-        mlir::SymbolTable::setSymbolVisibility(this->getOperation(), vis);
-      }]
-    >,
     InterfaceMethod<"Returns true if this symbol has nested visibility.",
       "bool", "isNested", (ins),  [{}],
       /*defaultImplementation=*/[{
@@ -77,6 +71,30 @@
         return getVisibility() == mlir::SymbolTable::Visibility::Public;
       }]
     >,
+    InterfaceMethod<"Sets the visibility of this symbol.",
+      "void", "setVisibility", (ins "mlir::SymbolTable::Visibility":$vis), [{}],
+      /*defaultImplementation=*/[{
+        mlir::SymbolTable::setSymbolVisibility(this->getOperation(), vis);
+      }]
+    >,
+    InterfaceMethod<"Sets the visibility of this symbol to be nested.",
+      "void", "setNested", (ins),  [{}],
+      /*defaultImplementation=*/[{
+        setVisibility(mlir::SymbolTable::Visibility::Nested);
+      }]
+    >,
+    InterfaceMethod<"Sets the visibility of this symbol to be private.",
+      "void", "setPrivate", (ins),  [{}],
+      /*defaultImplementation=*/[{
+        setVisibility(mlir::SymbolTable::Visibility::Private);
+      }]
+    >,
+    InterfaceMethod<"Sets the visibility of this symbol to be public.",
+      "void", "setPublic", (ins),  [{}],
+      /*defaultImplementation=*/[{
+        setVisibility(mlir::SymbolTable::Visibility::Public);
+      }]
+    >,
     InterfaceMethod<[{
         Get all of the uses of the current symbol that are nested within the
         given operation 'from'.