diff --git a/src/main/java/gr/uom/java/xmi/decomposition/StatementObject.java b/src/main/java/gr/uom/java/xmi/decomposition/StatementObject.java
index 7bc781542..d4a7408e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gr/uom/java/xmi/decomposition/StatementObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gr/uom/java/xmi/decomposition/StatementObject.java
@@ -49,12 +49,16 @@ public class StatementObject extends AbstractStatement {
 	private List<LeafExpression> castExpressions;
 	private List<TernaryOperatorExpression> ternaryOperatorExpressions;
 	private List<LambdaExpressionObject> lambdas;
+	private String actualSignature;
 	
 	public StatementObject(CompilationUnit cu, String filePath, Statement statement, int depth, CodeElementType codeElementType, VariableDeclarationContainer container, String javaFileContent) {
 		super();
 		this.locationInfo = new LocationInfo(cu, filePath, statement, codeElementType);
 		Visitor visitor = new Visitor(cu, filePath, container, javaFileContent);
 		statement.accept(visitor);
+		int start = statement.getStartPosition();
+		int end = start + statement.getLength();
+		this.actualSignature = javaFileContent.substring(start, end);
 		this.variables = visitor.getVariables();
 		this.types = visitor.getTypes();
 		this.variableDeclarations = visitor.getVariableDeclarations();
@@ -147,6 +151,10 @@ else if(expression instanceof ClassInstanceCreation) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public String getActualSignature() {
+		return actualSignature;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<AbstractCodeFragment> getLeaves() {
 		List<AbstractCodeFragment> leaves = new ArrayList<AbstractCodeFragment>();