VBox class hierarchy shows getChildren() is implemented in Parent and Pane. vbox.getChildren() returns an instance of Parent which is protected rather than public found in Pane. Accessing the List returned by Parent is an illegal reference because it is protected while accessing the List returned by Pane should be legal, but this isn't whats returned.
VBox Class Hierarchy: java.lang.Object javafx.scene.Node javafx.scene.Parent -> protected ObservableList<Node> getChildren​() javafx.scene.layout.Region javafx.scene.layout.Pane -> public ObservableList<Node> getChildren() javafx.scene.layout.VBox Class instance of vbox.getChildren() is: vbox.getChildren().getClass() -> class javafx.scene.Parent$3 Pane is widening the access restrictions of Parent. Is this intentional? Does it have any effect? Should Parent's access restrictions of getChildren() be public or should Pane's be protected? My thought is public for both.
