diff --git a/inventory/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/inventory/PrinterMode.java b/inventory/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/inventory/PrinterMode.java
index dac525f..52ceac9 100644
--- a/inventory/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/inventory/PrinterMode.java
+++ b/inventory/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/inventory/PrinterMode.java
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
  * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
  * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
  * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
  * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
  * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
@@ -62,17 +62,11 @@
         return this.mode;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
-     */
     public int hashCode()
     {
         return mode.hashCode();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
-     */
     public boolean equals(Object obj)
     {
         if (this == obj)
@@ -90,4 +84,9 @@
         final PrinterMode other = (PrinterMode) obj;
         return mode.equals(other.mode);
     }
+
+    public String toString()
+    {
+        return name();
+    }
 }