diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
index 273b8dde243..5d97aeb9b9f 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2004-08-05 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+	Added the abstract prototypes for some generic methods.
+	* AbstractCValue.java
+	* AbstractCVariable.java
+	* CArrayPartition.java
+	* CArrayPartitionValue.java
+	* CValue.java
+	* CVariable.java
+
 2004-08-04 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 	New implementation of the variable types.
 	* CDIDebugModel.java
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCValue.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCValue.java
index 4b7803b6b10..e13b72068cf 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCValue.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCValue.java
@@ -24,5 +24,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractCValue extends CDebugElement implements ICValue {
 		super( target );
 	}
 
+	abstract protected void setChanged( boolean changed );
+
 	abstract public void dispose();
+
+	abstract protected void reset();
 }
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCVariable.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCVariable.java
index 365a130e158..f10a5f3d2bd 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCVariable.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCVariable.java
@@ -34,4 +34,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractCVariable extends CDebugElement implements ICVaria
 	public abstract String getExpressionString() throws DebugException;
 
 	public abstract void dispose();
+
+	protected abstract void resetValue();
+
+	protected abstract void setChanged( boolean changed );
 }
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CArrayPartition.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CArrayPartition.java
index 4d405d0f4bf..52e67c87b70 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CArrayPartition.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CArrayPartition.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIVariableObject;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.type.ICDIArrayValue;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.CVariableFormat;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICType;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugEvent;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IValue;
 
@@ -319,4 +320,23 @@ public class CArrayPartition extends AbstractCVariable {
 			fArrayPartitionValue = null;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.core.model.AbstractCVariable#resetValue()
+	 */
+	protected void resetValue() {
+		if ( fArrayPartitionValue != null ) {
+			fArrayPartitionValue.reset();
+			fireChangeEvent( DebugEvent.STATE );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.core.model.AbstractCVariable#setChanged(boolean)
+	 */
+	protected void setChanged( boolean changed ) {
+		if ( fArrayPartitionValue != null ) {
+			fArrayPartitionValue.setChanged( changed );
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CArrayPartitionValue.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CArrayPartitionValue.java
index 0c623797b13..6063bad552e 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CArrayPartitionValue.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CArrayPartitionValue.java
@@ -116,10 +116,13 @@ public class CArrayPartitionValue extends AbstractCValue {
 		return fEnd;
 	}
 
-	public void setChanged( boolean changed ) throws DebugException {
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.core.model.AbstractCValue#setChanged(boolean)
+	 */
+	protected void setChanged( boolean changed ) {
 		Iterator it = fVariables.iterator();
 		while( it.hasNext() ) {
-			((CVariable)it.next()).setChanged( changed );
+			((AbstractCVariable)it.next()).setChanged( changed );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -157,4 +160,14 @@ public class CArrayPartitionValue extends AbstractCValue {
 			((AbstractCVariable)it.next()).dispose();
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.core.model.AbstractCValue#reset()
+	 */
+	protected void reset() {
+		Iterator it = fVariables.iterator();
+		while( it.hasNext() ) {
+			((AbstractCVariable)it.next()).resetValue();
+		}
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java
index 702abe2aa31..cc98e654130 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ public class CValue extends AbstractCValue {
 		return Arrays.asList( vars );
 	}
 
-	public synchronized void setChanged( boolean changed ) /*throws DebugException*/ {
+	protected synchronized void setChanged( boolean changed ) {
 		if ( changed ) {
 			fValueString = null;
 			resetStatus();
 		}
 		Iterator it = fVariables.iterator();
 		while( it.hasNext() ) {
-			((CVariable)it.next()).setChanged( changed );
+			((AbstractCVariable)it.next()).setChanged( changed );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ public class CValue extends AbstractCValue {
 		fValueString = null;
 		Iterator it = fVariables.iterator();
 		while( it.hasNext() ) {
-			((CVariable)it.next()).resetValue();
+			((AbstractCVariable)it.next()).resetValue();
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
index 2bc33af10d8..5b3a0f60871 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ public class CVariable extends AbstractCVariable implements ICDIEventListener {
 			if ( changed ) {
 				invalidateValue();
 			}
-			if ( fValue instanceof CValue ) {
-				((CValue)fValue).setChanged( changed );
+			if ( fValue instanceof AbstractCValue ) {
+				((AbstractCValue)fValue).setChanged( changed );
 			}
 			fChanged = changed;
 		}
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ public class CVariable extends AbstractCVariable implements ICDIEventListener {
 		}
 
 		void resetValue() {
-			if ( fValue instanceof CValue ) {
-				((CValue)fValue).reset();
+			if ( fValue instanceof AbstractCValue ) {
+				((AbstractCValue)fValue).reset();
 			}
 		}