diff --git a/Source/Swig/parms.c b/Source/Swig/parms.c
index cf7925f45..3b8993851 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/parms.c
+++ b/Source/Swig/parms.c
@@ -169,7 +169,32 @@ String *ParmList_str(ParmList *p) {
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- * ParmList_str()
+ * ParmList_str_defaultargs()
+ *
+ * Generates a string of parameters including default arguments
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+String *ParmList_str_defaultargs(ParmList *p) {
+  String *out;
+  String *value;
+  SwigType *t;
+
+  out = NewString("");
+  while(p) {
+    t = Getattr(p,"type");
+    Printf(out,"%s", SwigType_str(t,Getattr(p,"name")));
+    value = Getattr(p,"value");
+    if (value)
+      Printf(out,"=%s", value);
+    p = nextSibling(p);
+    if (p)
+      Printf(out,",");
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * ParmList_protostr()
  *
  * Generate a prototype string.
  * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/Source/Swig/swig.h b/Source/Swig/swig.h
index ab5dca959..cba6e898d 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/swig.h
+++ b/Source/Swig/swig.h
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ extern int         ParmList_len(ParmList *);
 extern int         ParmList_numarg(ParmList *);
 extern int         ParmList_numrequired(ParmList *);
 extern String     *ParmList_str(ParmList *);
+extern String     *ParmList_str_defaultargs(ParmList *);
 extern String     *ParmList_protostr(ParmList *);
 
 /* --- Parse tree support --- */
@@ -437,7 +438,6 @@ extern void       Swig_error_msg_format(ErrorMessageFormat format);
 
 /* --- C Wrappers --- */
 extern String    *Swig_cparm_name(Parm *p, int i);
-extern String    *Swig_clocal(SwigType *t, String_or_char *name, String_or_char *value);
 extern String    *Swig_wrapped_var_type(SwigType *t);
 extern int        Swig_cargs(Wrapper *w, ParmList *l);
 extern String    *Swig_cresult(SwigType *t, const String_or_char *name, const String_or_char *decl);