diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/core extension/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/corext/template/java/JavaContext.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/core extension/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/corext/template/java/JavaContext.java
index 02ca245..b87d956 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/core extension/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/corext/template/java/JavaContext.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/core extension/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/corext/template/java/JavaContext.java
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@
 		return buffer.getString();
 	}
 
-	TemplateVariable getTemplateVariable(String name) {
+	public TemplateVariable getTemplateVariable(String name) {
 		TemplateVariable variable= fVariables.get(name);
 		if (variable != null && !variable.isResolved())
 			getContextType().resolve(variable, this);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/text/template/contentassist/TemplateEngine.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/text/template/contentassist/TemplateEngine.java
index 2c3f326..16252ac 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/text/template/contentassist/TemplateEngine.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/text/template/contentassist/TemplateEngine.java
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@
 	private static final String $_WORD_SELECTION= "${" + GlobalTemplateVariables.WordSelection.NAME + "}"; //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
 
 	/** The context type. */
-	private TemplateContextType fContextType;
+	protected TemplateContextType fContextType;
 	/** The result proposals. */
-	private ArrayList<TemplateProposal> fProposals= new ArrayList<TemplateProposal>();
+	protected ArrayList<TemplateProposal> fProposals= new ArrayList<TemplateProposal>();
 	/** Positions created on the key documents to remove in reset. */
-	private final Map<IDocument, Position> fPositions= new HashMap<IDocument, Position>();
+	protected final Map<IDocument, Position> fPositions= new HashMap<IDocument, Position>();
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates the template engine for the given <code>contextType</code>.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	private Image getImage() {
+	protected Image getImage() {
 		if (fContextType instanceof SWTContextType)
 			return JavaPluginImages.get(JavaPluginImages.IMG_OBJS_SWT_TEMPLATE);
 		else
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/text/template/contentassist/TemplateProposal.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/text/template/contentassist/TemplateProposal.java
index 0746076..dbf90c8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/text/template/contentassist/TemplateProposal.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/text/template/contentassist/TemplateProposal.java
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
 	 * @return the offset of the range in the document that will be replaced by
 	 *         applying this template
 	 */
-	protected final int getReplaceOffset() {
+	protected int getReplaceOffset() {
 		int start;
 		if (fContext instanceof DocumentTemplateContext) {
 			DocumentTemplateContext docContext = (DocumentTemplateContext)fContext;