diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethod.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethod.java
index d13ce310bb1..7d2a25b5ca1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethod.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethod.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTFunctionDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTQualifiedName;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTVisiblityLabel;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPClassScope;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPClassType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPDelegate;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.util.CharArrayUtils;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public class CPPMethod extends CPPFunction implements ICPPMethod {
        	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	     * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod#isDestructor()
     	 */
-		public boolean isDestructor() throws DOMException {
+		public boolean isDestructor() {
 			char[] name = getNameCharArray();
 			if (name.length > 1 && name[0] == '~')
 				return true;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ public class CPPMethod extends CPPFunction implements ICPPMethod {
 		/* (non-Javadoc)
     	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod#isDestructor()
 	     */
-		public boolean isDestructor() throws DOMException {
+		public boolean isDestructor() {
 			char[] name = getNameCharArray();
 			if (name.length > 1 && name[0] == '~')
 				return true;
@@ -140,6 +141,16 @@ public class CPPMethod extends CPPFunction implements ICPPMethod {
 	 */
 	public int getVisibility() throws DOMException {
 		IASTDeclaration decl = getPrimaryDeclaration();
+		if( decl == null ){
+			IScope scope = getScope();
+			if( scope instanceof ICPPClassScope ){
+				ICPPClassType cls = ((ICPPClassScope)scope).getClassType();
+				if( cls != null )
+					return ( cls.getKey() == ICPPClassType.k_class ) ? ICPPASTVisiblityLabel.v_private : ICPPASTVisiblityLabel.v_public;
+			}
+			return ICPPASTVisiblityLabel.v_private;
+		}
+		
 		IASTCompositeTypeSpecifier cls = (IASTCompositeTypeSpecifier) decl.getParent();
 		IASTDeclaration [] members = cls.getMembers();
 		ICPPASTVisiblityLabel vis = null;
@@ -250,7 +261,7 @@ public class CPPMethod extends CPPFunction implements ICPPMethod {
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod#isDestructor()
      */
-	public boolean isDestructor() throws DOMException {
+	public boolean isDestructor() {
 		char[] name = getNameCharArray();
 		if (name.length > 1 && name[0] == '~')
 			return true;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodInstance.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodInstance.java
index 10f4afbfbf7..50ee0669782 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodInstance.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodInstance.java
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ public class CPPMethodInstance extends CPPFunctionInstance implements ICPPMethod
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMember#getVisibility()
 	 */
-	public int getVisibility() {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
-		return 0;
+	public int getVisibility() throws DOMException {
+		return ((ICPPMethod)getTemplateDefinition()).getVisibility();
 	}
 
     /* (non-Javadoc)
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ public class CPPMethodInstance extends CPPFunctionInstance implements ICPPMethod
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod#isDestructor()
      */
-	public boolean isDestructor() throws DOMException {
+	public boolean isDestructor() {
 		char[] name = getNameCharArray();
 		if (name.length > 1 && name[0] == '~')
 			return true;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodSpecialization.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodSpecialization.java
index 7bbc1aa3256..ecb6fc20fad 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodSpecialization.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodSpecialization.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class CPPMethodSpecialization extends CPPFunctionSpecialization
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod#isDestructor()
      */
-	public boolean isDestructor() throws DOMException {
+	public boolean isDestructor() {
 		char[] name = getNameCharArray();
 		if (name.length > 1 && name[0] == '~')
 			return true;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodTemplate.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodTemplate.java
index 0569f61d5e5..4a35cb242df 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodTemplate.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodTemplate.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTCompositeTypeSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTTemplateDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTVisiblityLabel;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPClassScope;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPClassType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPTemplateScope;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.util.CharArrayUtils;
@@ -97,6 +98,17 @@ public class CPPMethodTemplate extends CPPFunctionTemplate implements
 	 */
 	public int getVisibility() throws DOMException {
 		IASTDeclaration decl = getPrimaryDeclaration();
+		if( decl == null ){
+			IScope scope = getScope();
+			if( scope instanceof ICPPTemplateScope)
+				scope = scope.getParent();
+			if( scope instanceof ICPPClassScope ){
+				ICPPClassType cls = ((ICPPClassScope)scope).getClassType();
+				if( cls != null )
+					return ( cls.getKey() == ICPPClassType.k_class ) ? ICPPASTVisiblityLabel.v_private : ICPPASTVisiblityLabel.v_public;
+			}
+			return ICPPASTVisiblityLabel.v_private;
+		}
 		IASTCompositeTypeSpecifier cls = (IASTCompositeTypeSpecifier) decl.getParent();
 		IASTDeclaration [] members = cls.getMembers();
 		ICPPASTVisiblityLabel vis = null;
@@ -117,7 +129,7 @@ public class CPPMethodTemplate extends CPPFunctionTemplate implements
     /* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod#isVirtual()
      */
-    public boolean isVirtual() throws DOMException {
+    public boolean isVirtual() {
         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
         return false;
     }
@@ -136,7 +148,7 @@ public class CPPMethodTemplate extends CPPFunctionTemplate implements
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod#isDestructor()
      */
-	public boolean isDestructor() throws DOMException {
+	public boolean isDestructor() {
 		char[] name = getNameCharArray();
 		if (name.length > 1 && name[0] == '~')
 			return true;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodTemplateSpecialization.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodTemplateSpecialization.java
index 183f461d27f..cc72bf5c1a6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodTemplateSpecialization.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPMethodTemplateSpecialization.java
@@ -35,13 +35,12 @@ public class CPPMethodTemplateSpecialization extends
 	public CPPMethodTemplateSpecialization(IBinding specialized,
 			ICPPScope scope, ObjectMap argumentMap) {
 		super(specialized, scope, argumentMap);
-		// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod#isVirtual()
 	 */
-	public boolean isVirtual() throws DOMException {
+	public boolean isVirtual() {
 		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -50,14 +49,16 @@ public class CPPMethodTemplateSpecialization extends
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMember#getVisibility()
 	 */
 	public int getVisibility() throws DOMException {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		IBinding m = getSpecializedBinding();
+		if( m instanceof ICPPMethod )
+			return ((ICPPMethod)m).getVisibility();
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPMethod#isDestructor()
      */
-	public boolean isDestructor() throws DOMException {
+	public boolean isDestructor() {
 		char[] name = getNameCharArray();
 		if (name.length > 1 && name[0] == '~')
 			return true;