diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 36048e4bf2a..e2133bd19bc 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-12-18  Michael Koch  <konqueror@gmx.de>
+
+	* java/util/prefs/AbstractPreferences.java
+	(cachedChildren): New method.
+
 2003-12-18  Michael Koch  <konqueror@gmx.de>
 
 	* java/util/TimeZone.java (getOffset): New method.
diff --git a/libjava/java/util/prefs/AbstractPreferences.java b/libjava/java/util/prefs/AbstractPreferences.java
index a6a3e9a82f2..4463c5e0370 100644
--- a/libjava/java/util/prefs/AbstractPreferences.java
+++ b/libjava/java/util/prefs/AbstractPreferences.java
@@ -182,6 +182,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractPreferences extends Preferences {
                + absolutePath();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns all known unremoved children of this node.
+     *
+     * @return All known unremoved children of this node
+     */
+    protected final AbstractPreferences[] cachedChildren()
+    {
+      return (AbstractPreferences[]) childCache.values().toArray();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns all the direct sub nodes of this preferences node.
      * Needs access to the backing store to give a meaningfull answer.