diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Container.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Container.java
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+package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IContainer;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFolder;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
+
+public abstract class Container extends Resource implements IContainer {
+
+	/**
+	 * @see IContainer#findMember(String)
+	 */
+	public IResource findMember(String name) {
+		return findMember(name, false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see IContainer#findMember(String, boolean)
+	 */
+	public IResource findMember(String name, boolean phantom) {
+		return findMember(new Path(name), phantom);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see IContainer#findMember(IPath)
+	 */
+	public IResource findMember(IPath path) {
+		return findMember(path, false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see IContainer#findMember(IPath)
+	 */
+	public IResource findMember(IPath path, boolean phantom) {
+		path = getFullPath().append(path);
+		try {
+			IResource[] resources = members(phantom);
+			for (int i = 0; i < resources.length; i++) {
+				if (resources[i].getFullPath().equals(path)) {
+					return resources[i];
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (CoreException e) {
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/** 
+	 * @see IContainer#getFile(String)
+	 */
+	public IFile getFile(String name) {
+		return getFile(new Path(name));
+	}
+
+	/** 
+	 * @see IContainer#getFolder(String)
+	 */
+	public IFolder getFolder(String name) {
+		return getFolder(new Path(name));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see IContainer#members
+	 */
+	public IResource[] members() throws CoreException {
+		return members(IResource.NONE);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see IContainer#members(boolean)
+	 */
+	public IResource[] members(boolean phantom) throws CoreException {
+		return members(phantom ? INCLUDE_PHANTOMS : IResource.NONE);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * @see IContainer#members(int)
+	 */
+	public abstract IResource[] members(int memberFlags) throws CoreException;
+
+	/** 
+	 * @see IContainer#exits(IPath)
+	 */
+	public abstract boolean exists(IPath path);
+
+	/** 
+	 * @see IContainer#getFile(IPath)
+	 */
+	public abstract IFile getFile(IPath path);
+
+	/** 
+	 * @see IContainer#getFolder(IPath)
+	 */
+	public abstract IFolder getFolder(IPath path);
+
+}