diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/CStringValue.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/CStringValue.java
index 8e7cb9a72b5..3c2e74b984b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/CStringValue.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/CStringValue.java
@@ -251,4 +251,12 @@ public final class CStringValue implements IValue {
 	public static IValue unmarshal(short firstBytes, ITypeMarshalBuffer buf) throws CoreException {
 		return new CStringValue(buf.getCharArray());
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * For debugging only.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return new String(fFixedValue);
+	}
 }
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