diff --git a/src/include/recset.h b/src/include/recset.h
index ba3467e18..98b1e55a2 100755
--- a/src/include/recset.h
+++ b/src/include/recset.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ protected:
 public:
 	bool valid_cursor() const { return _cursor != NULL; }
   virtual TCursor* cursor() const;
+	const TRectype & curr() const { return cursor()->curr(); }
 	void set_filterfunction(FILTERFUNCTION ff, bool update = false) { cursor()->set_filterfunction(ff, update); }
 	virtual void freeze(bool on = true)  { return cursor()->freeze(on); }
 	virtual void unfreeze() { return cursor()->freeze(false); }