             dispatchChangeEvent("dataProviderChanged");
     }
     
-    /**
-     *  @private
-     */
-    private function getDataProviderLength():uint
+    //----------------------------------
+    //  dataProviderLength
+    //---------------------------------- 
+    
+    /**
+     *  Returns the value of <code>dataProvider.length</code> if the dataProvider IList
+     *  was specified, otherwise 0.
+     * 
+     *  @langversion 3.0
+     *  @playerversion Flash 10
+     *  @playerversion AIR 2.5
+     *  @productversion Flex 4.5
+     */
+    public function get dataProviderLength():int
     {
         const dataProvider:IList = dataProvider;
         return (dataProvider) ? dataProvider.length : 0;
-    }
+    }       
     
     //----------------------------------
     //  dataTipField (delegates to grid.dataTipField)

            dispatchEvent(new FlexEvent(type));
    }
    
    // TBD(hmuller): baselinePosition override
    
    //----------------------------------
    //  columns (delegates to grid.columns)
    //----------------------------------

    /**
     *  @private
     *  Used to prevent keyboard events that have been redispatched to the Scroller from being
     *  redispatched a second time when they bubble back up.
     */
    private var scrollerEvent:KeyboardEvent = null;
    
