diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
index 0084ff277b9..09e19094aa3 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
@@ -1016,9 +1016,7 @@ public class CodeFormatterVisitor extends ASTVisitor implements ICPPASTVisitor,
 				if (preferences.insert_new_line_before_colon_in_constructor_initializer_list) {
 					scribe.printTrailingComment();
 					scribe.startNewLine();
-					for (int i= 0; i < preferences.continuation_indentation; i++) {
-						scribe.indent();
-					}
+					scribe.indentForContinuation();
 				}
 				scribe.printNextToken(Token.tCOLON, !preferences.insert_new_line_before_colon_in_constructor_initializer_list);
 				if (preferences.insert_new_line_before_colon_in_constructor_initializer_list) {
@@ -1026,16 +1024,12 @@ public class CodeFormatterVisitor extends ASTVisitor implements ICPPASTVisitor,
 				} else {
 					scribe.printTrailingComment();
 					scribe.startNewLine();
-					for (int i= 0; i < preferences.continuation_indentation; i++) {
-						scribe.indent();
-					}
+					scribe.indentForContinuation();
 				}
 				final ListAlignment align= new ListAlignment(preferences.alignment_for_constructor_initializer_list);
 				align.fTieBreakRule = Alignment.R_OUTERMOST;
 				formatList(Arrays.asList(constructorChain), align, false, false);
-				for (int i= 0; i < preferences.continuation_indentation; i++) {
-					scribe.unIndent();
-				}
+				scribe.unIndentForContinuation();
 			}
 		}
 		
@@ -1689,10 +1683,8 @@ public class CodeFormatterVisitor extends ASTVisitor implements ICPPASTVisitor,
 			if (align.fSpaceAfterOpeningParen) {
 				scribe.space();
 			}
-			final int continuationIndentation=
-				align.fContinuationIndentation >= 0
-					? align.fContinuationIndentation
-					: preferences.continuation_indentation;
+			final int continuationIndentation= align.fContinuationIndentation >= 0 ?
+					align.fContinuationIndentation : preferences.continuation_indentation;
 			Alignment listAlignment = scribe.createAlignment(
 					"listElements_" + (elements.isEmpty() ? "ellipsis" : elements.get(0).getClass().getSimpleName()), //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
 					align.fMode,
@@ -2309,13 +2301,13 @@ public class CodeFormatterVisitor extends ASTVisitor implements ICPPASTVisitor,
 					scribe.printCommentPreservingNewLines();
 					if (!indented && line != scribe.line) {
 						indented= true;
-						scribe.indent();
+						scribe.indentForContinuation();
 					}
 					needSpace= true;
 				}
 			} finally {
 				if (indented) {
-					scribe.unIndent();
+					scribe.unIndentForContinuation();
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/Scribe.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/Scribe.java
index 919f37abbef..7cc377f356b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/Scribe.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/Scribe.java
@@ -692,9 +692,7 @@ public class Scribe {
 					++parenLevel;
 					print(currentToken.getLength(), hasWhitespace);
 					if (parenLevel > 0) {
-						for (int i= 0; i < preferences.continuation_indentation; i++) {
-							indent();
-						}
+						indentForContinuation();
 						if (column <= indentationLevel) {
 							// HACK: avoid indent in same line
 							column= indentationLevel + 1;
@@ -704,9 +702,7 @@ public class Scribe {
 				case Token.tRPAREN:
 					--parenLevel;
 					if (parenLevel >= 0) {
-						for (int i= 0; i < preferences.continuation_indentation; i++) {
-							unIndent();
-						}
+						unIndentForContinuation();
 					}
 					print(currentToken.getLength(), hasWhitespace);
 					break;
@@ -746,6 +742,18 @@ public class Scribe {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void indentForContinuation() {
+		for (int i= 0; i < preferences.continuation_indentation; i++) {
+			indent();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void unIndentForContinuation() {
+		for (int i= 0; i < preferences.continuation_indentation; i++) {
+			unIndent();
+		}
+	}
+
 	public void formatOpeningBrace(String bracePosition, boolean insertSpaceBeforeBrace) {
 		if (DefaultCodeFormatterConstants.NEXT_LINE.equals(bracePosition)) {
 			printNewLine();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/formatter/bugs/After.cpp b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/formatter/bugs/After.cpp
index 171b1c8c6c4..5ab2449463b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/formatter/bugs/After.cpp
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/formatter/bugs/After.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 // handling of string concat
 char* s1 = "this " "is " "one " "string.";
 char* s2 = "this " "is "
-	"one " "string.";
+		"one " "string.";
 // macro definition with line comment
 #define ID(x) x  // identity
 int main() {