on pulling VirtualContainerBase into public scope, createVirtualFlow changed visibility from protected to package-private, thus fighting Its own api intent:

    /**
     * This enables skin subclasses to provide a custom VirtualFlow implementation,
     * rather than have VirtualContainerBase instantiate the default instance.
     */
    VirtualFlow<I> createVirtualFlow() {
        return new VirtualFlow<>();
    }

I would consider it a regression from fx8 (except that technically it probably isn't because the scope of the class changed) because the method was introduced (or made visible? dont remember) as a fix of JDK-8103503 so hiding it now feels more like an accident.

Along with the factory method, it's getter must be protected as well, to not force illegal access attempts on developers.