[BeanUtils] Could be changed propertyUtilsBean.findNextNestedInde x(String expression) modifier to protected ?

[Marc DEXET]

Hi.
This message is for BeanUtils folks.
Coulbe be changed findNextNestedIndex modifier from "private" to "protected"
?
It's to avoid to senselessly copy out this algo in custom PropertyUtilsBean
subclasses to get exactly same feature.
Thanks.

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Marc DeXeT
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.