diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/IASTDeclarator.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/IASTDeclarator.java
index cc055191b56..f1d6994bd64 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/IASTDeclarator.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/IASTDeclarator.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
  *
  * Contributors:
- *    Doug Schaefer (IBM) - Initial API and implementation
+ *     Doug Schaefer (IBM) - Initial API and implementation
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast;
 
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast;
  * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
  */
 public interface IASTDeclarator extends IASTNode, IASTNameOwner {
-
 	/**
 	 * Constant - empty declarator array
 	 */
-	public static final IASTDeclarator[] EMPTY_DECLARATOR_ARRAY = new IASTDeclarator[0];
+	public static final IASTDeclarator[] EMPTY_DECLARATOR_ARRAY = {};
 
 	/**
 	 * <code>POINTER_OPERATOR</code> represents the relationship between an
@@ -111,10 +110,12 @@ public interface IASTDeclarator extends IASTNode, IASTNameOwner {
 	/**
 	 * @since 5.1
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public IASTDeclarator copy();
 
 	/**
 	 * @since 5.3
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public IASTDeclarator copy(CopyStyle style);
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/IASTPointerOperator.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/IASTPointerOperator.java
index fe5a585b3ec..343a115cb88 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/IASTPointerOperator.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/IASTPointerOperator.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
  *
  * Contributors:
- *    Doug Schaefer (IBM) - Initial API and implementation
+ *     Doug Schaefer (IBM) - Initial API and implementation
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast;
 
@@ -15,19 +15,20 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast;
  * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
  */
 public interface IASTPointerOperator extends IASTNode {
-
 	/**
 	 * Constant/sentinel.
 	 */
-	public static final IASTPointerOperator[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new IASTPointerOperator[0];
+	public static final IASTPointerOperator[] EMPTY_ARRAY = {};
 
 	/**
 	 * @since 5.1
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public IASTPointerOperator copy();
 
 	/**
 	 * @since 5.3
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public IASTPointerOperator copy(CopyStyle style);
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPASTReferenceOperator.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPASTReferenceOperator.java
index c0145224e29..37c8c0c0808 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPASTReferenceOperator.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPASTReferenceOperator.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
  * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
  *
  * Contributors:
- *    Doug Schaefer (IBM) - Initial API and implementation
- *    Markus Schorn (Wind River Systems)
+ *     Doug Schaefer (IBM) - Initial API and implementation
+ *     Markus Schorn (Wind River Systems)
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp;
 
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTPointerOperator;
  * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
  */
 public interface ICPPASTReferenceOperator extends IASTPointerOperator {
-	
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether the operator denotes a rvalue reference (e.g. <code>int &&</code>).
 	 * @since 5.2
@@ -30,10 +29,12 @@ public interface ICPPASTReferenceOperator extends IASTPointerOperator {
 	/**
 	 * @since 5.1
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public ICPPASTReferenceOperator copy();
 
 	/**
 	 * @since 5.3
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public ICPPASTReferenceOperator copy(CopyStyle style);
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTReferenceOperator.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTReferenceOperator.java
index 3820b979e29..395d54479af 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTReferenceOperator.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPASTReferenceOperator.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
  * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
  *
  * Contributors:
- *    John Camelon (IBM) - Initial API and implementation
- *    Markus Schorn (Wind River Systems)
+ *     John Camelon (IBM) - Initial API and implementation
+ *     Markus Schorn (Wind River Systems)
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp;
 
@@ -19,21 +19,23 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.ASTNode;
  * Reference operator for declarators.
  */
 public class CPPASTReferenceOperator extends ASTNode implements ICPPASTReferenceOperator {
-    
 	private final boolean fIsRValue;
 
 	public CPPASTReferenceOperator(boolean isRValueReference) {
 		fIsRValue= isRValueReference;
 	}
 	
+	@Override
 	public boolean isRValueReference() {
 		return fIsRValue;
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public CPPASTReferenceOperator copy() {
 		return copy(CopyStyle.withoutLocations);
 	}
 	
+	@Override
 	public CPPASTReferenceOperator copy(CopyStyle style) {
 		CPPASTReferenceOperator copy = new CPPASTReferenceOperator(fIsRValue);
 		copy.setOffsetAndLength(this);
@@ -47,8 +49,8 @@ public class CPPASTReferenceOperator extends ASTNode implements ICPPASTReference
 	public boolean accept(ASTVisitor action) {
 		if (action.shouldVisitPointerOperators) {
 			switch (action.visit(this)) {
-    		case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_ABORT : return false;
-    		case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_SKIP  : return true;
+    		case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_ABORT: return false;
+    		case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_SKIP: return true;
     		}
 			if (action.leave(this) == ASTVisitor.PROCESS_ABORT)
 				return false;