diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/PropertyResource.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/PropertyResource.java
index b99b7eb64..2874d1707 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/PropertyResource.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/PropertyResource.java
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@ public class PropertyResource extends Resource {
         return super.hashCode() * PROPERTY_MAGIC;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the string.
+     *
+     * @return the string contents of the resource.
+     * @since Ant 1.7
+     */
+    public String toString() {
+        if (isReference()) {
+            return getCheckedRef().toString();
+        }
+        return getName()!=null?("${"+getName()+"}")
+                :"null";
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Get an InputStream for the Resource.
      * @return an InputStream containing this Resource's content.
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/StringResource.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/StringResource.java
index 05947a7e9..01c67fa06 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/StringResource.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/StringResource.java
@@ -127,6 +127,19 @@ public class StringResource extends Resource {
         return super.hashCode() * STRING_MAGIC;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the string.
+     *
+     * @return the string contents of the resource.
+     * @since Ant 1.7
+     */
+    public String toString() {
+        if (isReference()) {
+            return getCheckedRef().toString();
+        }
+        return String.valueOf(getContent());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get an InputStream for the Resource.
      * @return an InputStream containing this Resource's content.