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 4561c920888..86efb6d10a8 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
@@ -237,11 +237,10 @@ public abstract class PDOMBinding extends PDOMNamedNode implements IPDOMBinding
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public final String toString() {
-		String name;
-		name = toStringBase();
+		String name = toStringBase();
 		try {
 			return name + " " + getConstantNameForValue(getLinkage(), getNodeType());  //$NON-NLS-1$
-		} catch (CoreException ce) {
+		} catch (CoreException e) {
 			return name + " " + getNodeType();  //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
 	}