diff --git a/src/apps/debuganalyzer/Table.cpp b/src/apps/debuganalyzer/Table.cpp
index 3bb6a34a51..ea52944024 100644
--- a/src/apps/debuganalyzer/Table.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debuganalyzer/Table.cpp
@@ -39,12 +39,11 @@ TableModel::~TableModel()
 // #pragma mark - TableColumn
 
 
-TableColumn::TableColumn(BColumn* columnDelegate, int32 modelIndex, float width,
-	float minWidth, float maxWidth, alignment align)
+TableColumn::TableColumn(int32 modelIndex, float width, float minWidth,
+	float maxWidth, alignment align)
 	:
 	BColumn(width, minWidth, maxWidth, align),
 	fModel(NULL),
-	fColumnDelegate(columnDelegate),
 	fModelIndex(modelIndex)
 {
 }
@@ -62,20 +61,6 @@ TableColumn::SetTableModel(TableModel* model)
 }
 
 
-void
-TableColumn::DrawTitle(BRect rect, BView* targetView)
-{
-	fColumnDelegate->DrawTitle(rect, targetView);
-}
-
-
-void
-TableColumn::GetColumnName(BString* into) const
-{
-	fColumnDelegate->GetColumnName(into);
-}
-
-
 void
 TableColumn::DrawValue(const Variant& value, BRect rect, BView* targetView)
 {
@@ -152,6 +137,54 @@ TableColumn::GetPreferredWidth(BField* _field, BView* parent) const
 }
 
 
+// #pragma mark - DelagateBasedTableColumn
+
+
+DelagateBasedTableColumn::DelagateBasedTableColumn(BColumn* columnDelegate,
+	int32 modelIndex, float width, float minWidth, float maxWidth,
+	alignment align)
+	:
+	TableColumn(modelIndex, width, minWidth, maxWidth, align),
+	fColumnDelegate(columnDelegate)
+{
+}
+
+
+DelagateBasedTableColumn::~DelagateBasedTableColumn()
+{
+}
+
+
+void
+DelagateBasedTableColumn::DrawTitle(BRect rect, BView* targetView)
+{
+	fColumnDelegate->DrawTitle(rect, targetView);
+}
+
+
+void
+DelagateBasedTableColumn::GetColumnName(BString* into) const
+{
+	fColumnDelegate->GetColumnName(into);
+}
+
+
+void
+DelagateBasedTableColumn::DrawValue(const Variant& value, BRect rect,
+	BView* targetView)
+{
+	fColumnDelegate->DrawField(PrepareField(value), rect, targetView);
+}
+
+
+float
+DelagateBasedTableColumn::GetPreferredValueWidth(const Variant& value,
+	BView* parent) const
+{
+	return fColumnDelegate->GetPreferredWidth(PrepareField(value), parent);
+}
+
+
 // #pragma mark - StringTableColumn
 
 
@@ -159,7 +192,8 @@ StringTableColumn::StringTableColumn(int32 modelIndex, const char* title,
 	float width, float minWidth, float maxWidth, uint32 truncate,
 	alignment align)
 	:
-	TableColumn(&fColumn, modelIndex, width, minWidth, maxWidth, align),
+	DelagateBasedTableColumn(&fColumn, modelIndex, width, minWidth, maxWidth,
+		align),
 	fColumn(title, width, minWidth, maxWidth, truncate, align),
 	fField("")
 {
@@ -171,13 +205,12 @@ StringTableColumn::~StringTableColumn()
 }
 
 
-void
-StringTableColumn::DrawValue(const Variant& value, BRect rect,
-	BView* targetView)
+BField*
+StringTableColumn::PrepareField(const Variant& value) const
 {
 	fField.SetString(value.ToString());
 	fField.SetWidth(Width());
-	fColumn.DrawField(&fField, rect, targetView);
+	return &fField;
 }
 
 
@@ -188,16 +221,6 @@ StringTableColumn::CompareValues(const Variant& a, const Variant& b)
 }
 
 
-float
-StringTableColumn::GetPreferredValueWidth(const Variant& value,
-	BView* parent) const
-{
-	fField.SetString(value.ToString());
-	fField.SetWidth(Width());
-	return fColumn.GetPreferredWidth(&fField, parent);
-}
-
-
 // #pragma mark - Table
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/debuganalyzer/Table.h b/src/apps/debuganalyzer/Table.h
index aae0548ae4..dd63deca4a 100644
--- a/src/apps/debuganalyzer/Table.h
+++ b/src/apps/debuganalyzer/Table.h
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@ public:
 };
 
 
-class TableColumn : private BColumn {
+class TableColumn : protected BColumn {
 public:
-								TableColumn(BColumn* columnDelegate,
-									int32 modelIndex, float width,
+								TableColumn(int32 modelIndex, float width,
 									float minWidth, float maxWidth,
 									alignment align);
 	virtual						~TableColumn();
@@ -43,9 +42,6 @@ public:
 			float				Width() const		{ return BColumn::Width(); }
 
 protected:
-	virtual	void				DrawTitle(BRect rect, BView* targetView);
-	virtual	void				GetColumnName(BString* into) const;
-
 	virtual	void				DrawValue(const Variant& value, BRect rect,
 									BView* targetView);
 	virtual	int					CompareValues(const Variant& a,
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual	float				GetPreferredValueWidth(const Variant& value,
 									BView* parent) const;
 
-private:
+protected:
 	virtual	void				DrawField(BField* field, BRect rect,
 									BView* targetView);
 	virtual	int					CompareFields(BField* field1, BField* field2);
@@ -69,12 +65,36 @@ private:
 
 private:
 			TableModel*			fModel;
-			BColumn*			fColumnDelegate;
 			int32				fModelIndex;
 };
 
 
-class StringTableColumn : public TableColumn {
+class DelagateBasedTableColumn : public TableColumn {
+public:
+								DelagateBasedTableColumn(
+									BColumn* columnDelegate,
+									int32 modelIndex, float width,
+									float minWidth, float maxWidth,
+									alignment align);
+	virtual						~DelagateBasedTableColumn();
+
+protected:
+	virtual	void				DrawTitle(BRect rect, BView* targetView);
+	virtual	void				GetColumnName(BString* into) const;
+
+	virtual	void				DrawValue(const Variant& value, BRect rect,
+									BView* targetView);
+	virtual	float				GetPreferredValueWidth(const Variant& value,
+									BView* parent) const;
+
+	virtual	BField*				PrepareField(const Variant& value) const = 0;
+
+protected:
+			BColumn*			fColumnDelegate;
+};
+
+
+class StringTableColumn : public DelagateBasedTableColumn {
 public:
 								StringTableColumn(int32 modelIndex,
 									const char* title, float width,
@@ -84,12 +104,10 @@ public:
 	virtual						~StringTableColumn();
 
 protected:
-	virtual	void				DrawValue(const Variant& value, BRect rect,
-									BView* targetView);
+	virtual	BField*				PrepareField(const Variant& value) const;
+
 	virtual	int					CompareValues(const Variant& a,
 									const Variant& b);
-	virtual	float				GetPreferredValueWidth(const Variant& value,
-									BView* parent) const;
 
 private:
 			BStringColumn		fColumn;