diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/text/VariableFormatter.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/text/VariableFormatter.java
index 3e6333c05..13879c972 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/text/VariableFormatter.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/text/VariableFormatter.java
@@ -465,13 +465,13 @@ public static interface VariableResolver {
     }
 
     /** Constant for the default escape character. */
-    static final char DEFAULT_ESCAPE = '$';
+    public static final char DEFAULT_ESCAPE = '$';
 
     /** Constant for the default variable prefix. */
-    static final String DEFAULT_PREFIX = "${";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_PREFIX = "${";
 
     /** Constant for the default variable suffix. */
-    static final String DEFAULT_SUFFIX = "}";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_SUFFIX = "}";
 
     /**
      * Replaces the occurrences of all variables in the given source data by their current values obtained from the