diff --git a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ASTArguments.java b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ASTArguments.java
index 0e7ebaf09f..248491b35e 100644
--- a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ASTArguments.java
+++ b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ASTArguments.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class ASTArguments extends SimpleNode {
         }
         return this.jjtGetChild(0).jjtGetNumChildren();
     }
+
   /** Accept the visitor. **/
   public Object jjtAccept(JavaParserVisitor visitor, Object data) {
     return visitor.visit(this, data);
diff --git a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ASTExplicitConstructorInvocation.java b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ASTExplicitConstructorInvocation.java
index 1cd66cabc8..1c6fe043b6 100644
--- a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ASTExplicitConstructorInvocation.java
+++ b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ASTExplicitConstructorInvocation.java
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ public class ASTExplicitConstructorInvocation extends SimpleNode {
     return visitor.visit(this, data);
   }
 
+    public int getArgumentCount() {
+        return ((ASTArguments)this.jjtGetChild(0)).getArgumentCount();
+    }
+
     private boolean isThis;
     private boolean isSuper;
 
diff --git a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/SymbolTableTestRule.java b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/SymbolTableTestRule.java
index aa922b3b37..d174e49a3f 100644
--- a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/SymbolTableTestRule.java
+++ b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/SymbolTableTestRule.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.ast.ASTArguments;
 public class SymbolTableTestRule extends AbstractRule implements Rule {
 
     public Object visit(ASTExplicitConstructorInvocation node, Object data) {
-        System.out.println("ASTExplicitConstructorInvocation: arg count =  " + ((ASTArguments)node.jjtGetChild(0)).getArgumentCount());
+        System.out.println("ASTExplicitConstructorInvocation: arg count =  " + node.getArgumentCount());
         return super.visit(node,data);
     }