diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/CppRewriter.cpp b/src/libs/cplusplus/CppRewriter.cpp
index da87e756aed6e5464b5988838f73d31505bbe3e1..eb392e24073c9d58069072a45c653c545466c8a7 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/CppRewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/CppRewriter.cpp
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@
 #include <Overview.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QVarLengthArray>
+#include <QtCore/QRegExp>
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 
-using namespace CPlusPlus;
+namespace CPlusPlus {
 
-class CPlusPlus::Rewrite
+class Rewrite
 {
 public:
     Rewrite(Control *control, SubstitutionEnvironment *env)
@@ -414,18 +415,187 @@ FullySpecifiedType UseQualifiedNames::apply(const Name *name, Rewrite *rewrite)
 }
 
 
-FullySpecifiedType CPlusPlus::rewriteType(const FullySpecifiedType &type,
-                                          SubstitutionEnvironment *env,
-                                          Control *control)
+FullySpecifiedType rewriteType(const FullySpecifiedType &type,
+                               SubstitutionEnvironment *env,
+                               Control *control)
 {
     Rewrite rewrite(control, env);
     return rewrite.rewriteType(type);
 }
 
-const Name *CPlusPlus::rewriteName(const Name *name,
-                                   SubstitutionEnvironment *env,
-                                   Control *control)
+const Name *rewriteName(const Name *name,
+                        SubstitutionEnvironment *env,
+                        Control *control)
 {
     Rewrite rewrite(control, env);
     return rewrite.rewriteName(name);
 }
+
+// Simplify complicated STL template types,
+// such as 'std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >'
+// -> 'std::string' and helpers.
+
+static QString chopConst(QString type)
+{
+   while (1) {
+        if (type.startsWith(QLatin1String("const")))
+            type = type.mid(5);
+        else if (type.startsWith(QLatin1Char(' ')))
+            type = type.mid(1);
+        else if (type.endsWith(QLatin1String("const")))
+            type.chop(5);
+        else if (type.endsWith(QLatin1Char(' ')))
+            type.chop(1);
+        else
+            break;
+    }
+    return type;
+}
+
+static inline QRegExp stdStringRegExp(const QString &charType)
+{
+    QString rc = QLatin1String("basic_string<");
+    rc += charType;
+    rc += QLatin1String(",[ ]?std::char_traits<");
+    rc += charType;
+    rc += QLatin1String(">,[ ]?std::allocator<");
+    rc += charType;
+    rc += QLatin1String("> >");
+    const QRegExp re(rc);
+    Q_ASSERT(re.isValid());
+    return re;
+}
+
+// Simplify string types in a type
+// 'std::set<std::basic_string<char... > >' -> std::set<std::string>'
+static inline void simplifyStdString(const QString &charType, const QString &replacement,
+                                     QString *type)
+{
+    QRegExp stringRegexp = stdStringRegExp(charType);
+    const int replacementSize = replacement.size();
+    for (int pos = 0; pos < type->size(); ) {
+        // Check next match
+        const int matchPos = stringRegexp.indexIn(*type, pos);
+        if (matchPos == -1)
+            break;
+        const int matchedLength = stringRegexp.matchedLength();
+        type->replace(matchPos, matchedLength, replacement);
+        pos = matchPos + replacementSize;
+        // If we were inside an 'allocator<std::basic_string..char > >'
+        // kill the following blank -> 'allocator<std::string>'
+        if (pos + 1 < type->size() && type->at(pos) == QLatin1Char(' ')
+                && type->at(pos + 1) == QLatin1Char('>'))
+            type->remove(pos, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+// Fix 'std::allocator<std::string >' -> 'std::allocator<std::string>',
+// which can happen when replacing/simplifying
+static inline QString fixNestedTemplates(QString s)
+{
+    const int size = s.size();
+    if (size > 3
+            && s.at(size - 1) == QLatin1Char('>')
+            && s.at(size - 2) == QLatin1Char(' ')
+            && s.at(size - 3) != QLatin1Char('>'))
+            s.remove(size - 2, 1);
+    return s;
+}
+
+CPLUSPLUS_EXPORT QString simplifySTLType(const QString &typeIn)
+{
+    QString type = typeIn;
+    if (type.startsWith("class ")) // MSVC prepends class,struct
+        type.remove(0, 6);
+    if (type.startsWith("struct "))
+        type.remove(0, 7);
+
+    type.replace(QLatin1Char('*'), QLatin1Char('@'));
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+        int start = type.indexOf("std::allocator<");
+        if (start == -1)
+            break;
+        // search for matching '>'
+        int pos;
+        int level = 0;
+        for (pos = start + 12; pos < type.size(); ++pos) {
+            int c = type.at(pos).unicode();
+            if (c == '<') {
+                ++level;
+            } else if (c == '>') {
+                --level;
+                if (level == 0)
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+        const QString alloc = fixNestedTemplates(type.mid(start, pos + 1 - start).trimmed());
+        const QString inner = fixNestedTemplates(alloc.mid(15, alloc.size() - 16).trimmed());
+        if (inner == QLatin1String("char")) { // std::string
+            simplifyStdString(QLatin1String("char"), QLatin1String("string"), &type);
+        } else if (inner == QLatin1String("wchar_t")) { // std::wstring
+            simplifyStdString(QLatin1String("wchar_t"), QLatin1String("wstring"), &type);
+        } else if (inner == QLatin1String("unsigned short")) { // std::wstring/MSVC
+            simplifyStdString(QLatin1String("unsigned short"), QLatin1String("wstring"), &type);
+        }
+        // std::vector, std::deque, std::list
+        const QRegExp re1(QString::fromLatin1("(vector|list|deque)<%1, ?%2\\s*>").arg(inner, alloc));
+        Q_ASSERT(re1.isValid());
+        if (re1.indexIn(type) != -1)
+            type.replace(re1.cap(0), QString::fromLatin1("%1<%2>").arg(re1.cap(1), inner));
+
+        // std::stack
+        QRegExp stackRE(QString::fromLatin1("stack<%1, ?std::deque<%2> >").arg(inner, inner));
+        stackRE.setMinimal(true);
+        Q_ASSERT(stackRE.isValid());
+        if (stackRE.indexIn(type) != -1)
+            type.replace(stackRE.cap(0), QString::fromLatin1("stack<%1>").arg(inner));
+
+        // std::set
+        QRegExp setRE(QString::fromLatin1("set<%1, ?std::less<%2>, ?%3\\s*>").arg(inner, inner, alloc));
+        setRE.setMinimal(true);
+        Q_ASSERT(setRE.isValid());
+        if (setRE.indexIn(type) != -1)
+            type.replace(setRE.cap(0), QString::fromLatin1("set<%1>").arg(inner));
+
+        // std::map
+        if (inner.startsWith("std::pair<")) {
+            // search for outermost ',', split key and value
+            int pos;
+            int level = 0;
+            for (pos = 10; pos < inner.size(); ++pos) {
+                int c = inner.at(pos).unicode();
+                if (c == '<')
+                    ++level;
+                else if (c == '>')
+                    --level;
+                else if (c == ',' && level == 0)
+                    break;
+            }
+            const QString key = chopConst(inner.mid(10, pos - 10));
+            // Get value: MSVC: 'pair<a const ,b>', gcc: 'pair<const a, b>'
+            if (inner.at(++pos) == QLatin1Char(' '))
+                pos++;
+            QString value = inner.mid(pos, inner.size() - pos - 1).trimmed();
+            QRegExp mapRE1(QString("map<%1, ?%2, ?std::less<%3 ?>, ?%4\\s*>")
+                .arg(key, value, key, alloc));
+            mapRE1.setMinimal(true);
+            Q_ASSERT(mapRE1.isValid());
+            if (mapRE1.indexIn(type) != -1) {
+                type.replace(mapRE1.cap(0), QString("map<%1, %2>").arg(key, value));
+            } else {
+                QRegExp mapRE2(QString("map<const %1, ?%2, ?std::less<const %3>, ?%4\\s*>")
+                    .arg(key, value, key, alloc));
+                mapRE2.setMinimal(true);
+                if (mapRE2.indexIn(type) != -1) {
+                    type.replace(mapRE2.cap(0), QString("map<const %1, %2>").arg(key, value));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    type.replace(QLatin1Char('@'), QLatin1Char('*'));
+    type.replace(QLatin1String(" >"), QLatin1String(">"));
+    return type;
+}
+
+} // namespace CPlusPlus
diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/CppRewriter.h b/src/libs/cplusplus/CppRewriter.h
index 988b92f3a624dd58d3157152aa5b4c7626617a48..aa5511ecb0c2480caf42c4581ff5700c7d6d2316 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/CppRewriter.h
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/CppRewriter.h
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ CPLUSPLUS_EXPORT const Name *rewriteName(const Name *name,
                                          SubstitutionEnvironment *env,
                                          Control *control);
 
+// Simplify complicated STL template types, such as
+// 'std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > '->
+// 'std::string'.
+CPLUSPLUS_EXPORT QString simplifySTLType(const QString &typeIn);
+
 } // end of namespace CPlusPlus
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
index f1463177a8408be40fae910b32722a59cc54c881..e222bcffbe8a408015883dbd79e4c8bef002a0a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/savedaction.h>
 
+#include <cplusplus/CppRewriter.h>
+
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 #include <QtCore/QEvent>
 #include <QtCore/QFile>
@@ -243,38 +245,6 @@ static QByteArray parentName(const QByteArray &iname)
     return iname.left(pos);
 }
 
-
-static QString chopConst(QString type)
-{
-   while (1) {
-        if (type.startsWith(QLatin1String("const")))
-            type = type.mid(5);
-        else if (type.startsWith(QLatin1Char(' ')))
-            type = type.mid(1);
-        else if (type.endsWith(QLatin1String("const")))
-            type.chop(5);
-        else if (type.endsWith(QLatin1Char(' ')))
-            type.chop(1);
-        else
-            break;
-    }
-    return type;
-}
-
-static inline QRegExp stdStringRegExp(const QString &charType)
-{
-    QString rc = QLatin1String("basic_string<");
-    rc += charType;
-    rc += QLatin1String(",[ ]?std::char_traits<");
-    rc += charType;
-    rc += QLatin1String(">,[ ]?std::allocator<");
-    rc += charType;
-    rc += QLatin1String("> >");
-    const QRegExp re(rc);
-    Q_ASSERT(re.isValid());
-    return re;
-}
-
 static QString niceTypeHelper(const QByteArray &typeIn)
 {
     typedef QMap<QByteArray, QString> Cache;
@@ -282,100 +252,9 @@ static QString niceTypeHelper(const QByteArray &typeIn)
     const Cache::const_iterator it = cache.constFind(typeIn);
     if (it != cache.constEnd())
         return it.value();
-
-    QString type = QString::fromUtf8(typeIn);
-    type.replace(QLatin1Char('*'), QLatin1Char('@'));
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
-        int start = type.indexOf("std::allocator<");
-        if (start == -1)
-            break;
-        // search for matching '>'
-        int pos;
-        int level = 0;
-        for (pos = start + 12; pos < type.size(); ++pos) {
-            int c = type.at(pos).unicode();
-            if (c == '<') {
-                ++level;
-            } else if (c == '>') {
-                --level;
-                if (level == 0)
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-        QString alloc = type.mid(start, pos + 1 - start).trimmed();
-        QString inner = alloc.mid(15, alloc.size() - 16).trimmed();
-
-        if (inner == QLatin1String("char")) { // std::string
-            const QRegExp stringRegexp = stdStringRegExp(inner);
-            type.replace(stringRegexp, QLatin1String("string"));
-        } else if (inner == QLatin1String("wchar_t")) { // std::wstring
-            const QRegExp wchartStringRegexp = stdStringRegExp(inner);
-            type.replace(wchartStringRegexp, QLatin1String("wstring"));
-        } else if (inner == QLatin1String("unsigned short")) { // std::wstring/MSVC
-            const QRegExp usStringRegexp = stdStringRegExp(inner);
-            type.replace(usStringRegexp, QLatin1String("wstring"));
-        }
-        // std::vector, std::deque, std::list
-        const QRegExp re1(QString::fromLatin1("(vector|list|deque)<%1, ?%2\\s*>").arg(inner, alloc));
-        Q_ASSERT(re1.isValid());
-        if (re1.indexIn(type) != -1)
-            type.replace(re1.cap(0), QString::fromLatin1("%1<%2>").arg(re1.cap(1), inner));
-
-        // std::stack
-        QRegExp re6(QString::fromLatin1("stack<%1, ?std::deque<%2> >").arg(inner, inner));
-        if (!re6.isMinimal())
-            re6.setMinimal(true);
-        Q_ASSERT(re6.isValid());
-        if (re6.indexIn(type) != -1)
-            type.replace(re6.cap(0), QString::fromLatin1("stack<%1>").arg(inner));
-
-        // std::set
-        QRegExp re4(QString::fromLatin1("set<%1, ?std::less<%2>, ?%3\\s*>").arg(inner, inner, alloc));
-        if (!re4.isMinimal())
-            re4.setMinimal(true);
-        Q_ASSERT(re4.isValid());
-        if (re4.indexIn(type) != -1)
-            type.replace(re4.cap(0), QString::fromLatin1("set<%1>").arg(inner));
-
-        // std::map
-        if (inner.startsWith("std::pair<")) {
-            // search for outermost ','
-            int pos;
-            int level = 0;
-            for (pos = 10; pos < inner.size(); ++pos) {
-                int c = inner.at(pos).unicode();
-                if (c == '<')
-                    ++level;
-                else if (c == '>')
-                    --level;
-                else if (c == ',' && level == 0)
-                    break;
-            }
-            QString ckey = inner.mid(10, pos - 10);
-            QString key = chopConst(ckey);
-            QString value = inner.mid(pos + 2, inner.size() - 3 - pos).trimmed();
-            QRegExp re5(QString("map<%1, ?%2, ?std::less<%3 ?>, ?%4\\s*>")
-                .arg(key, value, key, alloc));
-            if (!re5.isMinimal())
-                re5.setMinimal(true);
-            Q_ASSERT(re5.isValid());
-            if (re5.indexIn(type) != -1) {
-                type.replace(re5.cap(0), QString("map<%1, %2>").arg(key, value));
-            } else {
-                QRegExp re7(QString("map<const %1, ?%2, ?std::less<const %3>, ?%4\\s*>")
-                    .arg(key, value, key, alloc));
-                if (!re7.isMinimal())
-                    re7.setMinimal(true);
-                if (re7.indexIn(type) != -1)
-                    type.replace(re7.cap(0), QString("map<const %1, %2>").arg(key, value));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    type.replace(QLatin1Char('@'), QLatin1Char('*'));
-    type.replace(QLatin1String(" >"), QLatin1String(">"));
-    cache.insert(typeIn, type); // For simplicity, also cache unmodified types
-    return type;
+    const QString simplified = CPlusPlus::simplifySTLType(typeIn);
+    cache.insert(typeIn, simplified); // For simplicity, also cache unmodified types
+    return simplified;
 }
 
 QString WatchModel::displayType(const WatchData &data) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/watchwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/watchwindow.cpp
index fdb016f161b78e2e9f70f702b1fa65322f6daf66..190775c40b05633de973f045ac2fcabfd7374b28 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/watchwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/watchwindow.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,30 @@ void WatchWindow::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
     QTreeView::mouseDoubleClickEvent(ev);
 }
 
+// Text for add watch action with truncated expression
+static inline QString addWatchActionText(QString exp)
+{
+    if (exp.isEmpty())
+        return WatchWindow::tr("Watch Expression");
+    if (exp.size() > 30) {
+        exp.truncate(30);
+        exp.append(QLatin1String("..."));
+    }
+    return WatchWindow::tr("Watch Expression \"%1\"").arg(exp);
+}
+
+// Text for add watch action with truncated expression
+static inline QString removeWatchActionText(QString exp)
+{
+    if (exp.isEmpty())
+        return WatchWindow::tr("Remove Watch Expression");
+    if (exp.size() > 30) {
+        exp.truncate(30);
+        exp.append(QLatin1String("..."));
+    }
+    return WatchWindow::tr("Remove Watch Expression \"%1\"").arg(exp);
+}
+
 void WatchWindow::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *ev)
 {
     DebuggerEngine *engine = currentEngine();
@@ -369,15 +393,11 @@ void WatchWindow::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *ev)
         tr("Setting a watchpoint on an address will cause the program "
            "to stop when the data at the address it modified."));
 
-    QString actionName = exp.isEmpty() ? tr("Watch Expression")
-        : tr("Watch Expression \"%1\"").arg(exp);
-    QAction *actWatchExpression = new QAction(actionName, &menu);
+    QAction *actWatchExpression = new QAction(addWatchActionText(exp), &menu);
     actWatchExpression->setEnabled(canHandleWatches && !exp.isEmpty());
 
     // Can remove watch if engine can handle it or session engine.
-    actionName = exp.isEmpty() ? tr("Remove Watch Expression")
-        : tr("Remove Watch Expression \"%1\"").arg(exp);
-    QAction *actRemoveWatchExpression = new QAction(actionName, &menu);
+    QAction *actRemoveWatchExpression = new QAction(removeWatchActionText(exp), &menu);
     actRemoveWatchExpression->setEnabled(
         (canHandleWatches || state == DebuggerNotReady) && !exp.isEmpty());
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/cplusplus/cplusplus.pro b/tests/auto/cplusplus/cplusplus.pro
index 5e22168423ebea18edf6d2cd3d47cc970116ff86..0c16c670287976202890a46a27c1238857ef3537 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cplusplus/cplusplus.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/cplusplus/cplusplus.pro
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ SUBDIRS = \
     lookup \
     preprocessor \
     semantic \
-    typeprettyprinter
+    typeprettyprinter \
+    simplifytypes
+    
diff --git a/tests/auto/cplusplus/simplifytypes/simplifytypes.pro b/tests/auto/cplusplus/simplifytypes/simplifytypes.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..587abf8146405c65d3c927cbcd7e8f99df88cbb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/cplusplus/simplifytypes/simplifytypes.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include(../../qttest.pri)
+include(../shared/shared.pri)
+SOURCES += tst_simplifytypestest.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/cplusplus/simplifytypes/tst_simplifytypestest.cpp b/tests/auto/cplusplus/simplifytypes/tst_simplifytypestest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aaa51bf5fd11bc677b7af36b7722e6f5ae186b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/cplusplus/simplifytypes/tst_simplifytypestest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/**************************************************************************
+**
+** This file is part of Qt Creator
+**
+** Copyright (c) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+**
+** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
+**
+** Commercial Usage
+**
+** Licensees holding valid Qt Commercial licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the Qt Commercial License Agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and Nokia.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+**
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** If you are unsure which license is appropriate for your use, please
+** contact the sales department at http://qt.nokia.com/contact.
+**
+**************************************************************************/
+
+#include <cplusplus/CppRewriter.h>
+
+#include <QtCore/QString>
+#include <QtTest/QtTest>
+
+const char *description[] =
+{
+    "g++_stdstring",
+    "g++_stdwstring",
+    "g++_stringmap",
+    "g++_wstringmap",
+    "g++_stringlist",
+    "g++_stringset",
+    "g++_stringvector",
+    "g++_wstringvector",
+    "msvc_stdstring",
+    "msvc_stdwstring",
+    "msvc_stringmap",
+    "msvc_wstringmap",
+    "msvc_stringlist",
+    "msvc_stringset",
+    "msvc_stringvector",
+    "msvc_wstringvector",
+};
+
+const char *input[] =
+{
+// g++
+"std::string",
+"std::wstring",
+"std::map<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::less<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, std::allocator<std::pair<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > > >",
+"std::map<std::basic_string<wchar_t, std::char_traits<wchar_t>, std::allocator<wchar_t> >, std::basic_string<wchar_t, std::char_traits<wchar_t>, std::allocator<wchar_t> >, std::less<std::basic_string<wchar_t, std::char_traits<wchar_t>, std::allocator<wchar_t> > >, std::allocator<std::pair<std::basic_string<wchar_t, std::char_traits<wchar_t>, std::allocator<wchar_t> > const, std::basic_string<wchar_t, std::char_traits<wchar_t>, std::allocator<wchar_t> > > > >",
+"std::list<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::allocator<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > >",
+"std::set<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::less<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, std::allocator<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > >",
+"std::vector<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::allocator<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > >",
+"std::vector<std::basic_string<wchar_t, std::char_traits<wchar_t>, std::allocator<wchar_t> >, std::allocator<std::basic_string<wchar_t, std::char_traits<wchar_t>, std::allocator<wchar_t> > > >",
+// MSVC
+"class std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >",
+"class std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> >",
+"class std::map<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,std::less<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > >,std::allocator<std::pair<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > const ,std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > > > >",
+"class std::map<std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> >,std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> >,std::less<std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> > >,std::allocator<std::pair<std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> > const ,std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> > > > >",
+"class std::list<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,std::allocator<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > > >",
+"class std::set<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,std::less<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > >,std::allocator<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > > >",
+"class std::vector<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,std::allocator<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > > >",
+"class std::vector<std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> >,std::allocator<std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> > > >"
+};
+
+const char *output[] =
+{
+    "std::string",
+    "std::wstring",
+    "std::map<std::string, std::string>",
+    "std::map<std::wstring, std::wstring>",
+    "std::list<std::string>",
+    "std::set<std::string>",
+    "std::vector<std::string>",
+    "std::vector<std::wstring>",
+    "std::string",
+    "std::wstring",
+    "std::map<std::string, std::string>",
+    "std::map<std::wstring, std::wstring>",
+    "std::list<std::string>",
+    "std::set<std::string>",
+    "std::vector<std::string>",
+    "std::vector<std::wstring>",
+};
+
+class SimplifyTypesTest : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    SimplifyTypesTest();
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void testCase1();
+    void testCase1_data();
+};
+
+SimplifyTypesTest::SimplifyTypesTest()
+{
+}
+
+void SimplifyTypesTest::testCase1()
+{
+    QFETCH(QString, input);
+    QFETCH(QString, expected);
+    const QString output = CPlusPlus::simplifySTLType(input);
+    const bool ok = output == expected;
+    if (!ok) {
+        const QString msg = QString::fromAscii("Failure: got '%1' where '%2' was expected for '%3'")
+                .arg(output, expected, input);
+        QWARN(qPrintable(msg));
+    }
+    QVERIFY2(ok, "Failure");
+}
+
+void SimplifyTypesTest::testCase1_data()
+{
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("input");
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("expected");
+    const size_t count = sizeof(input)/sizeof(const char *);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+        QTest::newRow(description[i]) << QString::fromAscii(input[i])
+                                      << QString::fromAscii(output[i]);
+}
+
+QTEST_APPLESS_MAIN(SimplifyTypesTest);
+
+#include "tst_simplifytypestest.moc"