JavaFX TextInputControl private access yet supposed to be overrided problem

[tom L]

Hello.
I have this problem where a lot of methods and utility in TextInputControl have package private access while at the same time are expected to be used/overriden by children.
For example,
```
    String filterInput(String text) {
        // This method should be overridden by child classes.
        // It is overridden in TextField and TextArea as needed.
        return text;
    }
```
This method is clearly supposed to be overriden, and I am making a hex editor, requiring me to create my own text field, but I can't override it.
It is the same for other methods, also including utility methods, like for example, with the same name :
```
    static String filterInput(String txt, boolean stripNewlines, boolean stripTabs)
```
In order to do what I want, I am no choice but to copy paste half the code of this class, since even if I override the only method that uses filterInput, public void replaceText, there are a lot of package private stuff inside (mainly getFormatterAccessor), so I am ended up with trying to copy paste the whole class.

On another note, since I am talking about formatter accessor, this inner class in TextInputControl has a typos in it: TextInputControlFromatterAccessor.

Is it possible to fix this?
Thank you in advance.

Best regards,
Tom
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