diff --git a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsDLList.h b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsDLList.h
index 0e2c83c3f..33c2578be 100644
--- a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsDLList.h
+++ b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsDLList.h
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ public:
 		tsDLIterConstBD (const class tsDLIterConstBD<T> &copyIn);
 #	endif
 
+    bool valid () const;
+
     //
     // end of the list constant
     //
@@ -213,6 +215,8 @@ public:
 		tsDLIterBD (const class tsDLIterBD<T> &copyIn);
 #	endif
 
+    bool valid () const;
+
     //
     // end of the list constant
     //
@@ -755,6 +759,12 @@ inline tsDLIterConstBD<T> tsDLIterConstBD<T>::operator -- (int)
 	return tmp;
 }
 
+template <class T>
+inline const tsDLIterBD<T> tsDLIterBD<T>::valid ()
+{
+    return this->pEntry ? true : false;
+}
+
 //
 // tsDLIterConstBD<T>::eol
 //
@@ -878,6 +888,12 @@ inline tsDLIterBD<T> tsDLIterBD<T>::operator -- (int)
 	return tmp;
 }
 
+template <class T>
+inline const tsDLIterBD<T> tsDLIterBD<T>::valid ()
+{
+    return this->tsDLIterConstBD<T>::valid ();
+}
+
 //
 // tsDLIterBD<T>::eol
 //