1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/common/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/common/AMQPFilterTypes.java b/java/common/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/common/AMQPFilterTypes.java
index 57cd2a1ff5..f50e65214c 100644
--- a/java/common/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/common/AMQPFilterTypes.java
+++ b/java/common/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/common/AMQPFilterTypes.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public enum AMQPFilterTypes
     /** The identifying string for the filter type. */
     private final AMQShortString _value;
 
-
     /**
      * Creates a new filter type from its identifying string.
      *
@@ -60,4 +59,10 @@ public enum AMQPFilterTypes
     {
         return _value;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString()
+    {
+        return _value.asString();
+    }
 }