diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTCompoundStatement.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTCompoundStatement.java
index acbffeb83be..b038547e0e6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTCompoundStatement.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CASTCompoundStatement.java
@@ -25,70 +25,66 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.IASTAmbiguityParent;
  * @author jcamelon
  */
 public class CASTCompoundStatement extends ASTNode implements IASTCompoundStatement, IASTAmbiguityParent {
-    
     private IASTStatement [] statements = null;
     private IScope scope = null;
 
-
     public CASTCompoundStatement copy() {
 		CASTCompoundStatement copy = new CASTCompoundStatement();
-		for(IASTStatement statement : getStatements())
+		for (IASTStatement statement : getStatements())
 			copy.addStatement(statement == null ? null : statement.copy());
 		copy.setOffsetAndLength(this);
 		return copy;
 	}
     
     public IASTStatement[] getStatements() {
-        if( statements == null ) return IASTStatement.EMPTY_STATEMENT_ARRAY;
-        return (IASTStatement[]) ArrayUtil.trim( IASTStatement.class, statements );
+        if (statements == null) return IASTStatement.EMPTY_STATEMENT_ARRAY;
+        return (IASTStatement[]) ArrayUtil.trim(IASTStatement.class, statements);
     }
 
     public void addStatement(IASTStatement statement) {
         assertNotFrozen();
-        statements = (IASTStatement[]) ArrayUtil.append( IASTStatement.class, statements, statement );
-        if(statement != null) {
+        statements = (IASTStatement[]) ArrayUtil.append(IASTStatement.class, statements, statement);
+        if (statement != null) {
         	statement.setParent(this);
         	statement.setPropertyInParent(NESTED_STATEMENT);
         }
     }
 
     public IScope getScope() {
-        if( scope == null )
+        if (scope == null)
             scope = new CScope(this, EScopeKind.eLocal);
         return scope;
     }
 
     @Override
-	public boolean accept( ASTVisitor action ){
-        if( action.shouldVisitStatements ){
-		    switch( action.visit( this ) ){
-	            case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_ABORT : return false;
-	            case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_SKIP  : return true;
-	            default : break;
+	public boolean accept(ASTVisitor action){
+        if (action.shouldVisitStatements){
+		    switch (action.visit(this)){
+	            case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_ABORT: return false;
+	            case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_SKIP: return true;
+	            default: break;
 	        }
 		}
         IASTStatement [] s = getStatements();
-        for ( int i = 0; i < s.length; i++ ) {
-            if( !s[i].accept( action ) ) return false;
+        for (int i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
+            if (!s[i].accept(action)) return false;
         }
-        if( action.shouldVisitStatements ){
-        	switch( action.leave( this ) ){
-        		case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_ABORT : return false;
-        		case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_SKIP  : return true;
-        		default : break;
+        if (action.shouldVisitStatements){
+        	switch (action.leave(this)){
+        		case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_ABORT: return false;
+        		case ASTVisitor.PROCESS_SKIP: return true;
+        		default: break;
         	}
         }
         return true;
     }
 
     public void replace(IASTNode child, IASTNode other) {
-        if( statements == null ) return;
-        for( int i = 0; i < statements.length; ++i )
-        {
-            if( statements[i] == child )
-            {
-                other.setParent( statements[i].getParent() );
-                other.setPropertyInParent( statements[i].getPropertyInParent() );
+        if (statements == null) return;
+        for (int i = 0; i < statements.length; ++i) {
+            if (statements[i] == child) {
+                other.setParent(statements[i].getParent());
+                other.setPropertyInParent(statements[i].getPropertyInParent());
                 statements[i] = (IASTStatement) other;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CPointerType.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CPointerType.java
index fa8247e0ca0..757408d759d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CPointerType.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CPointerType.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.c;
 
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ASTTypeUtil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ITypedef;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.c.ICPointerType;
@@ -19,9 +20,9 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.ITypeMarshalBuffer;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 
 public class CPointerType implements ICPointerType, ITypeContainer, ISerializableType {
-	static public final int IS_CONST       = 1;
-	static public final int IS_RESTRICT    = 1 << 1;
-	static public final int IS_VOLATILE    = 1 << 2;
+	static public final int IS_CONST    = 1;
+	static public final int IS_RESTRICT = 1 << 1;
+	static public final int IS_VOLATILE = 1 << 2;
 	
 	IType nextType = null;
 	private int qualifiers = 0;
@@ -33,19 +34,19 @@ public class CPointerType implements ICPointerType, ITypeContainer, ISerializabl
 		this.qualifiers = qualifiers;
 	}
 	
-	public boolean isSameType( IType obj ){
-	    if( obj == this )
+	public boolean isSameType(IType obj) {
+	    if (obj == this)
 	        return true;
-	    if( obj instanceof ITypedef )
-	        return obj.isSameType( this );
-	    
-	    if( obj instanceof ICPointerType ){
+	    if (obj instanceof ITypedef)
+	        return obj.isSameType(this);
+
+	    if (obj instanceof ICPointerType) {
 	        ICPointerType pt = (ICPointerType) obj;
-            if( isConst() != pt.isConst() ) return false;
-			if( isRestrict() != pt.isRestrict() ) return false;
-			if( isVolatile() != pt.isVolatile() ) return false;
+            if (isConst() != pt.isConst()) return false;
+			if (isRestrict() != pt.isRestrict()) return false;
+			if (isVolatile() != pt.isVolatile()) return false;
          
-			return pt.getType().isSameType( nextType );
+			return pt.getType().isSameType(nextType);
         }
     	return false;
 	}
@@ -83,12 +84,12 @@ public class CPointerType implements ICPointerType, ITypeContainer, ISerializabl
 	}
 		
     @Override
-	public Object clone(){
+	public Object clone() {
         IType t = null;
    		try {
             t = (IType) super.clone();
-        } catch ( CloneNotSupportedException e ) {
-            //not going to happen
+        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
+            // Not going to happen.
         }
         return t;
     }
@@ -110,4 +111,9 @@ public class CPointerType implements ICPointerType, ITypeContainer, ISerializabl
 		IType nested= buffer.unmarshalType();
 		return new CPointerType(nested, firstByte/ITypeMarshalBuffer.FLAG1);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return ASTTypeUtil.getType(this);
+	}
 }