diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
index 056980e740a..01e8d7513c8 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-08-05 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+	Display the error message in the array label, if the attempt to get array values fails.
+	* CArrayPartition.java
+	* CArrayPartitionValue.java
+	* CDebugElement.java: made the exception throwing methods static.
+
 2004-08-05 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 	Fixed the "resumed" event handler of the variable types.
 	* CExpression.java
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 52e67c87b70..f2be688f1b3 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
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class CArrayPartition extends AbstractCVariable {
 				}
 			}
 			catch( CDIException e ) {
-//				children.add( CVariableFactory.createVariableWithError( parent, e.getMessage() ) );
+				requestFailed( e.getMessage(), e );
 			}
 		}
 		else {
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 6063bad552e..07449037f96 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
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIVariable;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICDebugElementStatus;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICExpressionEvaluator;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugEvent;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IVariable;
 
@@ -94,7 +96,13 @@ public class CArrayPartitionValue extends AbstractCValue {
 		if ( !isAllocated() || !hasVariables() )
 			return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
 		if ( fVariables.size() == 0 ) {
-			fVariables = CArrayPartition.splitArray( this, getCDIVariable(), getStart(), getEnd() );
+			try {
+				fVariables = CArrayPartition.splitArray( this, getCDIVariable(), getStart(), getEnd() );
+			}
+			catch( DebugException e ) {
+				setStatus( ICDebugElementStatus.ERROR, e.getMessage() );
+				getParentVariable().fireChangeEvent( DebugEvent.STATE );
+			}
 		}
 		return fVariables;
 	}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
index 82e92db0688..d2582d4d19a 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.core.model;
 
 import java.text.MessageFormat;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.CDIDebugModel;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.CDebugCorePlugin;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.CDebugModel;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.CDebugUtils;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.CDIException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.ICDISession;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ abstract public class CDebugElement extends PlatformObject implements ICDebugEle
 	 * @see org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IDebugElement#getModelIdentifier()
 	 */
 	public String getModelIdentifier() {
-		return CDebugModel.getPluginIdentifier();
+		return CDIDebugModel.getPluginIdentifier();
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ abstract public class CDebugElement extends PlatformObject implements ICDebugEle
 	 * @param e Exception that has occurred (<code>can be null</code>)
 	 * @throws DebugException The exception with a status code of <code>REQUEST_FAILED</code>
 	 */
-	public void requestFailed( String message, Exception e ) throws DebugException {
+	public static void requestFailed( String message, Exception e ) throws DebugException {
 		requestFailed( message, e, DebugException.REQUEST_FAILED );
 	}
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ abstract public class CDebugElement extends PlatformObject implements ICDebugEle
 	 * @param e underlying exception that has occurred
 	 * @throws DebugException The exception with a status code of <code>TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED</code>
 	 */
-	public void targetRequestFailed( String message, CDIException e ) throws DebugException {
+	public static void targetRequestFailed( String message, CDIException e ) throws DebugException {
 		requestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "Target request failed: {0}.", new String[]{ message } ), e, DebugException.TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED ); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ abstract public class CDebugElement extends PlatformObject implements ICDebugEle
 	 * @param code status code
 	 * @throws DebugException a new exception with given status code
 	 */
-	public void requestFailed( String message, Throwable e, int code ) throws DebugException {
+	public static void requestFailed( String message, Throwable e, int code ) throws DebugException {
 		throwDebugException( message, code, e );
 	}
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ abstract public class CDebugElement extends PlatformObject implements ICDebugEle
 	 * @param e Throwable that has occurred
 	 * @throws DebugException The exception with a status code of <code>TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED</code>
 	 */
-	public void targetRequestFailed( String message, Throwable e ) throws DebugException {
+	public static void targetRequestFailed( String message, Throwable e ) throws DebugException {
 		throwDebugException( MessageFormat.format( "Target request failed: {0}.", new String[]{ message } ), DebugException.TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED, e ); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
 
@@ -261,15 +261,15 @@ abstract public class CDebugElement extends PlatformObject implements ICDebugEle
 	 * @param message Failure message
 	 * @throws DebugException The exception with a status code of <code>NOT_SUPPORTED</code>.
 	 */
-	public void notSupported( String message ) throws DebugException {
+	public static void notSupported( String message ) throws DebugException {
 		throwDebugException( message, DebugException.NOT_SUPPORTED, null );
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Throws a debug exception with the given message, error code, and underlying exception.
 	 */
-	protected void throwDebugException( String message, int code, Throwable exception ) throws DebugException {
-		throw new DebugException( new Status( IStatus.ERROR, CDebugModel.getPluginIdentifier(), code, message, exception ) );
+	protected static void throwDebugException( String message, int code, Throwable exception ) throws DebugException {
+		throw new DebugException( new Status( IStatus.ERROR, CDIDebugModel.getPluginIdentifier(), code, message, exception ) );
 	}
 
 	protected void infoMessage( Throwable e ) {