diff --git a/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/definitions/Def_Function.java b/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/definitions/Def_Function.java
index 033d30946b8d137d3369fdd6b53e80d62983fabe..acdc0025f453b03c7e14bc38801828a33a0dc7f8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/definitions/Def_Function.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/definitions/Def_Function.java
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@ public final class Def_Function extends Definition implements IParameterisedAssi
 			returnType.setFullNameParent(this);
 		}
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructor for functions defined by 'object'
+	 * @param identifier
+	 * @param returnType
+	 */
+	public Def_Function(final Identifier identifier, final FormalParameterList formalParameters, final Type returnType) {
+		this(identifier, formalParameters, null, null, null, null, returnType, false, null, null);
+	}
 
 	public boolean isStartable() {
 		return isStartable;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/ClassTypeBody.java b/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/ClassTypeBody.java
index 98d2a70149dbd7448e32f9cbabd1bd2868b4371f..1f4fb083dddbd1930d833d9723384f5df32adbb1 100755
--- a/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/ClassTypeBody.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/ClassTypeBody.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public final class ClassTypeBody extends TTCN3Scope implements IReferenceChainEl
 	private CompilationTimeStamp lastCompilationTimeStamp;
 	
 	public ClassTypeBody(final Identifier identifier, final ClassTypeReferenceList extendsReferences) {
-		this.identifier = identifier;
+ 		this.identifier = identifier;
 		this.extendsReferences = extendsReferences;
 
 		if (extendsReferences != null) {
@@ -353,6 +353,14 @@ public final class ClassTypeBody extends TTCN3Scope implements IReferenceChainEl
 		return definitions.getDefinitionMap();
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Checks if a class has 'extends' references.
+	 * @return true if the class has parents other than 'object', false otherwise.
+	 */
+	public boolean hasExtendsReferences() {
+		return extendsReferences.hasExtendsReferences();
+	}
+	
 	@Override
 	public boolean accept(ASTVisitor v) {
 		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
diff --git a/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/ClassTypeReferenceList.java b/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/ClassTypeReferenceList.java
index c209c63c48e16c758f796562848b72382e376e85..bfc0ffb69115d3ebabdbabe588587a630f18beeb 100755
--- a/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/ClassTypeReferenceList.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/ClassTypeReferenceList.java
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ public final class ClassTypeReferenceList extends ASTNode implements ILocateable
 		}
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Checks if a class has 'extends' references.
+	 * @return true if the class has parents other than 'object', false otherwise.
+	 */
+	public boolean hasExtendsReferences() {
+		return classReferences.size() > 0;
+	}
+	
 	@Override
 	public void updateSyntax(TTCN3ReparseUpdater reparser, boolean isDamaged) throws ReParseException {
 		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
diff --git a/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/Class_Type.java b/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/Class_Type.java
index 631f8b113d5f40b507e4acc4e44675b81fc1ba47..e8891e548dcf0f7acf40c7b50fac150874d6a64c 100755
--- a/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/Class_Type.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/AST/TTCN3/types/Class_Type.java
@@ -15,15 +15,19 @@
 package org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.TTCN3.types;
 
 import java.text.MessageFormat;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.ArraySubReference;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.Assignment;
+import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.Assignment.Assignment_type;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.IReferenceChain;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.ISubReference;
+import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.ISubReference.Subreference_type;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.IType;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.ITypeWithComponents;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.Identifier;
+import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.Identifier.Identifier_type;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.Location;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.Reference;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.Scope;
@@ -31,6 +35,9 @@ import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.Type;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.TypeCompatibilityInfo;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.TypeCompatibilityInfo.Chain;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.TTCN3.Expected_Value_type;
+import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.TTCN3.definitions.Def_Function;
+import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.TTCN3.definitions.FormalParameter;
+import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.TTCN3.definitions.FormalParameterList;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.TTCN3.statements.StatementBlock;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.AST.TTCN3.templates.ITTCN3Template;
 import org.eclipse.titan.designer.compiler.JavaGenData;
@@ -99,6 +106,28 @@ public final class Class_Type extends Type implements ITypeWithComponents {
 		}
 
 		final ISubReference subreference = subreferences.get(actualSubReference);
+		
+		/* methods defined by 'object' */
+		if (subreference.getReferenceType() == Subreference_type.parameterisedSubReference) {
+			if (subreference.getId().getName().equals("toString")) {
+				Identifier id = new Identifier(Identifier_type.ID_NAME, "toString");
+				Def_Function function = new Def_Function(id, new FormalParameterList(new ArrayList<FormalParameter>()), new UniversalCharstring_Type());
+				function.setMyScope(reference.getMyScope());
+				return function.getType(timestamp);
+			}
+			if (subreference.getId().getName().equals("equals")) {
+				Identifier id = new Identifier(Identifier_type.ID_NAME, "equals");
+				Identifier objid = new Identifier(Identifier_type.ID_NAME, "obj");
+				List<FormalParameter> list = new ArrayList<FormalParameter>();
+				list.add(new FormalParameter(null, Assignment_type.A_PAR_VAL_IN,
+						new Anytype_Type(), objid, null, null));
+				FormalParameterList paramList = new FormalParameterList(list);
+				Def_Function function = new Def_Function(id, paramList, new Boolean_Type());
+				function.setMyScope(reference.getMyScope());
+				return function.getType(timestamp);
+			}
+		}
+		
 		switch (subreference.getReferenceType()) {
 		case arraySubReference:
 			subreference.getLocation().reportSemanticError(MessageFormat.format(ArraySubReference.INVALIDSUBREFERENCE, getTypename()));
@@ -170,6 +199,14 @@ public final class Class_Type extends Type implements ITypeWithComponents {
 		return "class";
 	}
 	
+	/** 
+	 * checks if a class has any parents other than 'object'
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public boolean hasRealParent() {
+		return classBody.hasExtendsReferences();
+	}
+	
 	@Override
 	public Identifier getComponentIdentifierByName(Identifier identifier) {
 		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
diff --git a/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/parsers/ttcn3parser/Ttcn3Parser.g4 b/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/parsers/ttcn3parser/Ttcn3Parser.g4
index 69e5908cd49032858ed5194303e72f0b44010c09..9a5848d69916733d7984ce4807b23a6a96e48ddd 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/parsers/ttcn3parser/Ttcn3Parser.g4
+++ b/org.eclipse.titan.designer/src/org/eclipse/titan/designer/parsers/ttcn3parser/Ttcn3Parser.g4
@@ -9057,11 +9057,9 @@ pr_ExtendsClassDef returns[ClassTypeReferenceList refList]
 (
 	EXTENDS 
 	( ec = pr_ExtendsClassItem { if ($ec.reference != null) $refList.addReference($ec.reference); }
-	| OBJECTKEYWORD
+	| OBJECTKEYWORD { // left empty on purpose }
 	)				
-	(( COMMA ec2 = pr_ExtendsClassItem { if ($ec2.reference != null) $refList.addReference($ec2.reference); } )*
-	| OBJECTKEYWORD				
-	)
+	( COMMA ec2 = pr_ExtendsClassItem { if ($ec2.reference != null) $refList.addReference($ec2.reference); } )*
 )?;
 
 pr_ExtendsClassItem returns[Reference reference]