diff --git a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/FieldDeclTest.java b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/FieldDeclTest.java
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+++ b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/FieldDeclTest.java
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+package test.net.sourceforge.pmd.ast;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.ast.*;
+
+public class FieldDeclTest
+    extends ParserTst
+{
+    public FieldDeclTest( String name ) {
+	super( name );
+    }
+
+    public String makeAccessJavaCode( String access[] ) {
+	String RC = 
+	    "public class Test { ";
+	for (int i = 0; i < access.length; i++) {
+	    RC += access[i] + " ";
+	}
+
+	RC += " int j;  }";
+	return RC;
+    }
+
+    public ASTFieldDeclaration getFieldDecl( String access[] )
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	Set fields = getNodes( ASTFieldDeclaration.class,
+			       makeAccessJavaCode( access ) );
+	
+	assertEquals( "Wrong number of fields",
+		      1, fields.size());
+	Iterator i = fields.iterator();
+	return (ASTFieldDeclaration) i.next();
+    }
+	
+    public void testPublic() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "public" };
+	ASTFieldDeclaration afd = getFieldDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be public.",
+		    afd.isPublic() );
+    }
+
+    public void testProtected() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "protected" };
+	ASTFieldDeclaration afd = getFieldDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be protected.",
+		    afd.isProtected() );
+    }
+
+    public void testPrivate() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "private" };
+	ASTFieldDeclaration afd = getFieldDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be private.",
+		    afd.isPrivate() );
+    }
+
+    public void testStatic() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "private", "static" };
+	ASTFieldDeclaration afd = getFieldDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be static.",
+		    afd.isStatic() );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be private.",
+		    afd.isPrivate() );
+    }
+
+    public void testFinal() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "public", "final" };
+	ASTFieldDeclaration afd = getFieldDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be final.",
+		    afd.isFinal() );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be public.",
+		    afd.isPublic() );
+    }
+
+    public void testTransient() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "private", "transient" };
+	ASTFieldDeclaration afd = getFieldDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be private.",
+		    afd.isPrivate() );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be transient.",
+		    afd.isTransient() );
+    }
+
+    public void testVolatile() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "private", "volatile" };
+	ASTFieldDeclaration afd = getFieldDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be volatile.",
+		    afd.isVolatile() );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting field to be private.",
+		    afd.isPrivate() );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/MethodDeclTest.java b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/MethodDeclTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c67e0380b2
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+++ b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/MethodDeclTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package test.net.sourceforge.pmd.ast;
+
+import java.io.StringReader;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.ast.*;
+
+public class MethodDeclTest
+    extends ParserTst
+{
+    public MethodDeclTest( String name ) {
+	super( name );
+    }
+
+    public void testPublic() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "public" };
+	ASTMethodDeclaration amd = getMethodDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be public.",
+		    amd.isPublic() );
+    }
+
+    public void testPrivate() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "private" };
+	ASTMethodDeclaration amd = getMethodDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be private.",
+		    amd.isPrivate() );
+    }
+
+    public void testProtected() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "protected" };
+	ASTMethodDeclaration amd = getMethodDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be protected.",
+		    amd.isProtected() );
+    }
+
+    public void testFinal() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "public", "final" };
+	ASTMethodDeclaration amd = getMethodDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be final.",
+		    amd.isFinal() );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be public.",
+		    amd.isPublic() );
+    }
+
+    public void testSynchronized() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "public", "synchronized" };
+	ASTMethodDeclaration amd = getMethodDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be synchronized.",
+		    amd.isSynchronized() );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be public.",
+		    amd.isPublic() );
+    }
+
+    public void testAbstract() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "public", "abstract" };
+	ASTMethodDeclaration amd = getMethodDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be abstract.",
+		    amd.isAbstract() );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be public.",
+		    amd.isPublic() );
+    }
+
+    public void testNative() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "private", "native" };
+	ASTMethodDeclaration amd = getMethodDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be native.",
+		    amd.isNative() );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be private.",
+		    amd.isPrivate() );
+    }
+
+    public void testStrict() 
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String access[] = { "public", "strictfp" };
+	ASTMethodDeclaration amd = getMethodDecl( access );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be strict.",
+		    amd.isStrict() );
+	assertTrue( "Expecting method to be public.",
+		    amd.isPublic() );
+    }
+
+    public ASTMethodDeclaration getMethodDecl( String access[] )
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	String javaCode =
+	    "public class Test { ";
+	for (int i = 0; i < access.length; i++) {
+	    javaCode += access[i] + " ";
+	} 
+
+	javaCode +=
+	    " void stuff() { } }";
+
+	Set methods = getNodes( ASTMethodDeclaration.class,
+				javaCode );
+
+	assertEquals( "Wrong number of methods",
+		      1, methods.size());
+
+	Iterator i = methods.iterator();
+	return (ASTMethodDeclaration) i.next();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ParserTst.java b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ParserTst.java
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index 0000000000..c5e428f644
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+++ b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/ParserTst.java
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+package test.net.sourceforge.pmd.ast;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+
+import java.io.StringReader;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.ast.*;
+
+public class ParserTst 
+    extends TestCase
+{
+    private class Collector
+	implements InvocationHandler
+    {
+	private Class clazz = null;
+	private Set collection = new HashSet();
+
+	public Collector( Class clazz ) {
+	    this.clazz = clazz;
+	}
+
+	public Set getCollection() {
+	    return collection;
+	}
+
+	public Object invoke( Object proxy,
+			      Method method,
+			      Object params[] ) 
+	    throws Throwable
+	{
+	    if (method.getName().equals("visit")) {
+		if (clazz.isInstance( params[0] )) {
+		    collection.add( params[0] );
+		}
+	    }
+
+	    Method childrenAccept = 
+		params[0].getClass().getMethod( "childrenAccept",
+						new Class[] { JavaParserVisitor.class,
+							      Object.class } );
+	    childrenAccept.invoke( params[0], 
+				   new Object[] { proxy, null } );
+	    return null;
+	}
+    }
+
+    public ParserTst( String testName ) {
+	super( testName );
+    }
+
+    public Set getNodes( Class clazz,
+			 String javaCode )
+	throws Throwable
+    {
+	Collector coll = new Collector( clazz );
+	JavaParser parser = new JavaParser( new StringReader( javaCode ));
+
+	ASTCompilationUnit cu = parser.CompilationUnit();
+
+	JavaParserVisitor jpv = 
+	    (JavaParserVisitor) 
+	    Proxy.newProxyInstance( JavaParserVisitor.class.getClassLoader(),
+				    new Class[] { JavaParserVisitor.class },
+				    coll );
+	jpv.visit( cu, null );
+	return coll.getCollection();
+    }
+}