diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.h
index 6089db6b0d..6d2bd5fb19 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.h
@@ -554,12 +554,12 @@ public:
         */
         LengthAndCharacterRestriction (int maxNumChars, const String& allowedCharacters);
 
+        String filterNewText (TextEditor&, const String&) override;
+
     private:
         String allowedCharacters;
         int maxLength;
 
-        String filterNewText (TextEditor&, const String&) override;
-
         JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (LengthAndCharacterRestriction)
     };