diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/parser/GeneratedParserUtilBase.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/parser/GeneratedParserUtilBase.java
index de794e7122f8..6ac1755ca961 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/parser/GeneratedParserUtilBase.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/parser/GeneratedParserUtilBase.java
@@ -862,6 +862,10 @@ public class GeneratedParserUtilBase {
       return count > 0;
     }
 
+    public int getVariantsSize() {
+      return variants.size();
+    }
+
     public void clearVariants(boolean expected, int start) {
       MyList<Variant> list = expected? variants : unexpected;
       if (start < 0 || start >= list.size()) return;