+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+UChar_t AliTRDdigitsManager::GetPadStatus(Int_t row, Int_t col, Int_t time
+ , Int_t det) const
+{
+ //
+ // Returns the pad status for the requested pad
+ //
+
+ if(!GetDigits(det)){
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ return ((UChar_t)((AliTRDdataArrayDigits *) GetDigits(det))->GetPadStatus(row, col, time));
+}
+