diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/csharp/explicitcall_runme.cs b/Examples/test-suite/csharp/explicitcall_runme.cs
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+
+using System;
+using explicitcallNamespace;
+
+public class explicitcall_runme {
+
+  public static void Main() {
+
+    GrandChild gc = new GrandChild();
+    if (gc.talkPerson() != "Person")
+      throw new Exception("Explicit Person");
+    if (gc.talkChild() != "Child")
+      throw new Exception("Explicit Child");
+    if (gc.talkBambino() != "GrandChild")
+      throw new Exception("Explicit GrandChild");
+
+    if (gc.talk() != "GrandChild")
+      throw new Exception("virtual GrandChild");
+
+    {
+      Person p = null;
+      p = new Mother();
+      if (p.talk() != "Person")
+        throw new Exception("Mother");
+
+      p = new Daughter();
+      if (p.talk() != "Person:Child")
+        throw new Exception("Daughter");
+
+      p = new GrandDaughter();
+      if (p.talk() != "Person:Child:GrandChild")
+        throw new Exception("GrandDaughter");
+    }
+
+    {
+      TemplateString t = new TemplateString();
+      if (t.barTemplateString(0) != "Template")
+        throw new Exception("Template");
+
+      TDerived td = new TDerived();
+
+      if (td.barTDerived() != "TDerived")
+        throw new Exception("TDerived TDerived()");
+      if (td.barTemplateString() != "Template")
+        throw new Exception("TDerived Template()");
+
+      if (td.barTDerived(0) != "TDerived")
+        throw new Exception("TDerived TDerived(0)");
+      if (td.barTemplateString(0) != "Template")
+        throw new Exception("TDerived Template(0)");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Test classic usage of the %explicitcall - using base class method from derived class
+class Mother : Person {
+  public override string talk() {
+    return talkPerson();
+  }
+}
+
+class Daughter : Child {
+  public override string talk() {
+    return talkPerson() + ":" + talkChild();
+  }
+}
+
+class GrandDaughter : GrandChild {
+  public override string talk() {
+    return talkPerson() + ":" + talkChild() + ":" + talkBambino();
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/explicitcall.i b/Examples/test-suite/explicitcall.i
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+++ b/Examples/test-suite/explicitcall.i
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+%module(directors="1") explicitcall
+
+%include <std_string.i>
+
+%director;
+
+%explicitcall;
+%feature("explicitcall", suffix="Bambino") Space::GrandChild::talk;
+
+%inline %{
+
+#include <string>
+namespace Space {
+  struct Person {
+    Person() {}
+    virtual std::string talk() { return "Person"; }
+    virtual ~Person() {}
+  };
+
+  struct Child : Person {
+    void nonvirtual() {}
+    virtual std::string talk () { return "Child"; }
+  };
+
+  struct GrandChild : Child {
+    virtual std::string talk() { return "GrandChild"; }
+  };
+}
+%}
+
+%cleardirector;
+
+// a template and default parameters test
+%inline %{
+template<class T> class Template {
+public:
+  virtual ~Template(){}
+  virtual T bar(const int &t = int(20)) const { return "Template"; }
+};
+%}
+
+%template(TemplateString) Template<std::string>; 
+
+%inline %{
+struct TDerived : Template<std::string> {
+  virtual std::string bar(const int &t = int(20)) const { return "TDerived"; }
+};
+%}
+
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/explicitcall_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/explicitcall_runme.java
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index 000000000..61f8ce345
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+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/explicitcall_runme.java
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+// Mainly tests that directors are finalized correctly
+
+import explicitcall.*;
+
+public class explicitcall_runme {
+
+  static {
+    try {
+      System.loadLibrary("explicitcall");
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load. See the chapter on Dynamic Linking Problems in the SWIG Java documentation for help.\n" + e);
+      System.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String argv[]) {
+
+    GrandChild gc = new GrandChild();
+    if (!gc.talkPerson().equals("Person"))
+      throw new RuntimeException("Explicit Person");
+    if (!gc.talkChild().equals("Child"))
+      throw new RuntimeException("Explicit Child");
+    if (!gc.talkBambino().equals("GrandChild"))
+      throw new RuntimeException("Explicit GrandChild");
+
+    if (!gc.talk().equals("GrandChild"))
+      throw new RuntimeException("virtual GrandChild");
+
+    {
+      Person p = null;
+      p = new Mother();
+      if (!p.talk().equals("Person"))
+        throw new RuntimeException("Mother");
+
+      p = new Daughter();
+      if (!p.talk().equals("Person:Child"))
+        throw new RuntimeException("Daughter");
+
+      p = new GrandDaughter();
+      if (!p.talk().equals("Person:Child:GrandChild"))
+        throw new RuntimeException("GrandDaughter");
+    }
+
+    {
+      TemplateString t = new TemplateString();
+      if (!t.barTemplateString(0).equals("Template"))
+        throw new RuntimeException("Template");
+
+      TDerived td = new TDerived();
+
+      if (!td.barTDerived().equals("TDerived"))
+        throw new RuntimeException("TDerived TDerived()");
+      if (!td.barTemplateString().equals("Template"))
+        throw new RuntimeException("TDerived Template()");
+
+      if (!td.barTDerived(0).equals("TDerived"))
+        throw new RuntimeException("TDerived TDerived(0)");
+      if (!td.barTemplateString(0).equals("Template"))
+        throw new RuntimeException("TDerived Template(0)");
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
+// Test classic usage of the %explicitcall - using base class method from derived class
+class Mother extends Person {
+  public String talk() {
+    return talkPerson();
+  }
+}
+
+class Daughter extends Child {
+  public String talk() {
+    return talkPerson() + ":" + talkChild();
+  }
+}
+
+class GrandDaughter extends GrandChild {
+  public String talk() {
+    return talkPerson() + ":" + talkChild() + ":" + talkBambino();
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/explicitcall_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/explicitcall_runme.py
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index 000000000..2ae1ac969
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+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/explicitcall_runme.py
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+from explicitcall import *
+
+
+# Test classic usage of the %explicitcall - using base class method from derived class
+class Mother(Person):
+  def talk(self):
+    return Person.talkPerson(self)
+
+class Daughter(Child):
+  def talk(self):
+    return Person.talkPerson(self) + ":" + Child.talkChild(self)
+
+class GrandDaughter(GrandChild):
+  def talk(self):
+    return Person.talkPerson(self) + ":" + Child.talkChild(self) + ":" + GrandChild.talkBambino(self)
+
+
+gc = GrandChild()
+if (gc.talkPerson() != "Person"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "Explicit Person"
+if (gc.talkChild() != "Child"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "Explicit Child"
+if (gc.talkBambino() != "GrandChild"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "Explicit GrandChild"
+
+if (gc.talk() != "GrandChild"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "virtual GrandChild"
+
+
+p = Mother()
+if (p.talk() != "Person"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "Mother"
+
+p = Daughter()
+if (p.talk() != "Person:Child"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "Daughter"
+
+p = GrandDaughter()
+if (p.talk() != "Person:Child:GrandChild"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "GrandDaughter"
+
+t = TemplateString()
+if (t.barTemplateString(0) != "Template"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "Template"
+
+td = TDerived()
+
+if (td.barTDerived() != "TDerived"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "TDerived TDerived()"
+if (td.barTemplateString() != "Template"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "TDerived Template()"
+
+if (td.barTDerived(0) != "TDerived"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "TDerived TDerived(0)"
+if (td.barTemplateString(0) != "Template"):
+  raise RuntimeError, "TDerived Template(0)"
+