1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
index ea88b5bf8b69..d821a7df6ddb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
@@ -848,6 +848,16 @@ public class AutoCompleteTextView extends EditText implements Filter.FilterListe
         return ListView.INVALID_POSITION;
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     * @return {@link android.widget.ListView#getChildCount()} of the drop down if it is showing,
+     *         otherwise 0.
+     */
+    protected int getDropDownChildCount() {
+        return mDropDownList == null ? 0 : mDropDownList.getChildCount();
+    }
+
     /**
      * <p>Starts filtering the content of the drop down list. The filtering
      * pattern is the content of the edit box. Subclasses should override this