diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMBinding.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMBinding.java
index e0a9af4707b..334a6f19719 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMBinding.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMBinding.java
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePlugin;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTTypeUtil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.DOMException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTName;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IBinding;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IFunction;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IFunctionType;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPClassType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.index.IIndexFileSet;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.util.CharArrayUtils;
@@ -223,13 +227,33 @@ public abstract class PDOMBinding extends PDOMNamedNode implements IPDOMBinding
 	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public String toString() {
+	public final String toString() {
+		String name;
+		name = toStringBase();
 		try {
-			return getName() + " " + getConstantNameForValue(getLinkage(), getNodeType());  //$NON-NLS-1$
+			return name + " " + getConstantNameForValue(getLinkage(), getNodeType());  //$NON-NLS-1$
 		} catch (CoreException ce) {
-			return getName() + " " + getNodeType();  //$NON-NLS-1$
+			return name + " " + getNodeType();  //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
 	}
+
+	protected String toStringBase() {
+		if (this instanceof IType) {
+			return ASTTypeUtil.getType((IType) this);
+		} else if (this instanceof IFunction) {
+			IFunctionType t= null;
+			try {
+				t = ((IFunction) this).getType();
+			} catch (DOMException e) {
+			}
+			if (t != null) {
+				return getName() + ASTTypeUtil.getParameterTypeString(t);
+			} else {
+				return getName() + "()"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			}
+		} 
+		return getName();
+	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * For debug purposes only.
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassSpecialization.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassSpecialization.java
index 2c461e96a83..cea5cdd5b9c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassSpecialization.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassSpecialization.java
@@ -370,11 +370,6 @@ class PDOMCPPClassSpecialization extends PDOMCPPSpecialization implements
 		PDOMCPPClassScope.acceptViaCache(this, visitor, false);
 	}
 	
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		return super.toString() + " <"+ getTemplateParameterMap().toString() + ">";  //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
-	}
-
 	public boolean isAnonymous() {
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassType.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassType.java
index 0a93808a6fe..f8c109d6939 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassType.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassType.java
@@ -379,9 +379,4 @@ class PDOMCPPClassType extends PDOMCPPBinding implements IPDOMCPPClassType, IPDO
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		return ASTTypeUtil.getType(this);
-	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPFunction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPFunction.java
index ff99eaeb9e3..5f77a1e9afb 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPFunction.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPFunction.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.dom.cpp;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePlugin;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTTypeUtil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.DOMException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IBinding;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IFunctionType;
@@ -278,21 +277,7 @@ class PDOMCPPFunction extends PDOMCPPBinding implements ICPPFunction, IPDOMOverl
 		int cmp = super.pdomCompareTo(other);
 		return cmp == 0 ? compareSignatures(this, other) : cmp;
 	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
-		result.append(getName());
-		IFunctionType t = getType();
-		result.append(t != null ? ASTTypeUtil.getParameterTypeString(t) : "()"); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		try {
-			result.append(" " + getConstantNameForValue(getLinkage(), getNodeType())); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		} catch (CoreException e) {
-			result.append(" " + getNodeType()); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		}
-		return result.toString();
-	}
-	
+		
 	protected static int compareSignatures(IPDOMOverloader a, Object b) {
 		if (b instanceof IPDOMOverloader) {
 			IPDOMOverloader bb= (IPDOMOverloader) b;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPFunctionInstance.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPFunctionInstance.java
index 05aa35f67e4..6df93b96d6c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPFunctionInstance.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPFunctionInstance.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.dom.cpp;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePlugin;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTTypeUtil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.DOMException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPFunction;
@@ -101,27 +100,4 @@ class PDOMCPPFunctionInstance extends PDOMCPPFunctionSpecialization implements I
 	public IType[] getArguments() {
 		return CPPTemplates.getArguments(getTemplateArguments());
 	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * For debug purposes only
-	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("nls")
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
-		result.append(getName());
-		result.append("(){"); 
-		try {
-			result.append(ASTTypeUtil.getType(getType()));
-		} catch (DOMException e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
-		result.append("} "); 
-		try {
-			result.append(getConstantNameForValue(getLinkage(), getNodeType()));
-		} catch (CoreException ce) {
-			result.append(getNodeType());
-		}
-		return result.toString();
-	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPNamespace.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPNamespace.java
index 05e232e9618..e6252e3caa3 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPNamespace.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPNamespace.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class PDOMCPPNamespace extends PDOMCPPBinding
 	}
 
     @Override
-	public String toString() {
+	protected String toStringBase() {
     	String[] names = getQualifiedName();
     	if (names.length == 0) {
     		return "<unnamed namespace>"; //$NON-NLS-1$
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPSpecialization.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPSpecialization.java
index acbb35d6e02..56017203959 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPSpecialization.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPSpecialization.java
@@ -104,22 +104,4 @@ abstract class PDOMCPPSpecialization extends PDOMCPPBinding implements ICPPSpeci
 	public int getSignatureHash() throws CoreException {
 		return getDB().getInt(record + SIGNATURE_HASH);
 	}
-		
-	/*
-	 * For debug purposes only
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
-		result.append(getName());
-		result.append(' '); 
-		result.append(getArgumentMap().toString());
-		result.append(' '); 
-		try {
-			result.append(getConstantNameForValue(getLinkage(), getNodeType()));
-		} catch (CoreException ce) {
-			result.append(getNodeType());
-		}
-		return result.toString();
-	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPUnknownClassInstance.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPUnknownClassInstance.java
index 12fc4160621..8105c6c8e5f 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPUnknownClassInstance.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPUnknownClassInstance.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.dom.cpp;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePlugin;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTTypeUtil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.DOMException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IBinding;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IType;
@@ -71,11 +70,6 @@ class PDOMCPPUnknownClassInstance extends PDOMCPPUnknownClassType implements ICP
 		}
 		return arguments;
 	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		return getName() + " " + ASTTypeUtil.getArgumentListString(getArguments(), true); //$NON-NLS-1$ 
-	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public boolean isSameType(IType type) {