diff --git a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonReconstruction/MuonRecEvent/MuonPrepRawData/MuonPrepRawData/sTgcPrepData.h b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonReconstruction/MuonRecEvent/MuonPrepRawData/MuonPrepRawData/sTgcPrepData.h
index 63f09e8249422a7aeb9ea7985e15205fba8d5f47..7846ba76202cac0ed426a3ae2a5585c8d0113f7b 100755
--- a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonReconstruction/MuonRecEvent/MuonPrepRawData/MuonPrepRawData/sTgcPrepData.h
+++ b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonReconstruction/MuonRecEvent/MuonPrepRawData/MuonPrepRawData/sTgcPrepData.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ namespace Muon
 
     /** @brief Returns the bcBitMap of this PRD
 	bit2 for Previous BC, bit1 for Current BC, bit0 for Next BC */
+    int charge() const;
     uint16_t getBcBitMap() const;
     enum {BCBIT_UNDEFINED=0, BCBIT_NEXT=1, BCBIT_CURRENT=2, BCBIT_PREVIOUS=4};
 
@@ -100,6 +101,11 @@ namespace Muon
     return *m_globalPosition;
   }
 
+  inline int sTgcPrepData::charge() const
+  {
+    return m_charge;
+  }
+
   inline uint16_t sTgcPrepData::getBcBitMap() const
   {
     return m_bcBitMap;