Change input type of p:tree filter primefaces JSF

Question

I have the following code ( simplified ):

<p:tree value="#{treeBean.root}" var="node" filterBy="#{node.year}">
    <p:treeNode>
        <h:outputText value="#{node}"/>
    </p:treeNode>
</p:tree>

With this solution I am able to filter the treenodes by year, but I am not satisfied in the way the input is requested. By default it's inputText and I do not see a way to change it. I want to have it in a way it's done here in year column ( https://www.primefaces.org/showcase-v8/ui/data/datatable/filter.xhtml ). But this solution does not work for tree filter.

Also, I have no control on the input type or placeholder.

This is how the filter input field looks now:

Answer 1

Solution to my case was just implementing custom filter functionality using controller class. Took a while, but seems like that's the only adequate approach to have full control of the tree filter visual design.