diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/bidi.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/bidi.cpp
index d56c848d9c2..2199dbc1f80 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/bidi.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/bidi.cpp
@@ -20,3 +20,8 @@
 // provide an object for the implementations of the member functions of BiDi
 #include "unicode/bidi.h"
 
+U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+const char BiDi::fgClassID=0;
+
+U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/brkdict.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/brkdict.cpp
index b6dfe0c782d..867fa60d583 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/brkdict.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/brkdict.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char BreakDictionary::fgClassID=0;
+
 //=================================================================================
 // deserialization
 //=================================================================================
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/brkdict.h b/icu4c/source/common/brkdict.h
index c58ac84b266..92ff3d214c7 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/brkdict.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/brkdict.h
@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@ public:
      */
     int16_t at(int32_t row, int32_t col) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     /**
      * Given (logical) row and column numbers, returns true if the
@@ -162,6 +176,12 @@ private:
     // (if you don't declare them, you get default implementations)
     BreakDictionary(const BreakDictionary& that);
     BreakDictionary& operator=(const BreakDictionary& that);
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/charstr.h b/icu4c/source/common/charstr.h
index 1ca50827475..6994aa18ca4 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/charstr.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/charstr.h
@@ -22,14 +22,35 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
-class CharString : public UObject {
+class U_COMMON_API CharString : public UObject {
  public:
     inline CharString(const UnicodeString& str);
     inline ~CharString();
     inline operator const char*() { return ptr; }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  private:
     char buf[128];
     char* ptr;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline CharString::CharString(const UnicodeString& str) {
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/common.dsp b/icu4c/source/common/common.dsp
index 226c39b2849..fad6f89e500 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/common.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/common.dsp
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ SOURCE=.\brkiter.cpp
 # Begin Source File
 
 SOURCE=.\chariter.cpp
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "common - Win32 Release"
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "common - Win32 Debug"
+
+# ADD CPP /W3
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "common - Win64 Release"
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "common - Win64 Debug"
+
+!ENDIF 
+
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
@@ -640,6 +653,10 @@ InputPath=.\unicode\chariter.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=.\charstr.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=.\cmemory.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/convert.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/convert.cpp
index 5cae7d15876..d20a38f5ea7 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/convert.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/convert.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ UBool UnicodeConverter_cleanup()
 }
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+const char UnicodeConverter::fgClassID=0;
+
 UnicodeConverter::UnicodeConverter()
 {
     UErrorCode err = U_ZERO_ERROR;
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/dbbi_tbl.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/dbbi_tbl.cpp
index 46d9ceab962..5db4f8bf7ca 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/dbbi_tbl.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/dbbi_tbl.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char DictionaryBasedBreakIteratorTables::fgClassID=0;
 
 //=======================================================================
 // constructor
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/dbbi_tbl.h b/icu4c/source/common/dbbi_tbl.h
index 4d74cc47aaa..306a78e5dc8 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/dbbi_tbl.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/dbbi_tbl.h
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ public:
      */
     virtual ~DictionaryBasedBreakIteratorTables();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     /**
      * The copy constructor is declared private and not implemented.
@@ -76,6 +90,11 @@ private:
     DictionaryBasedBreakIteratorTables& operator=(
             const DictionaryBasedBreakIteratorTables& that);
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/digitlst.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/digitlst.cpp
index c61ac839cd4..11c0aca0aaa 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/digitlst.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/digitlst.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ enum {
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char DigitList::fgClassID=0;
+
 // -------------------------------------
 // default constructor
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/digitlst.h b/icu4c/source/common/digitlst.h
index 302cee5e5ef..b8d0e7ace27 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/digitlst.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/digitlst.h
@@ -141,6 +141,20 @@ public:
     // This code is unused.
     //UBool isLONG_MIN(void) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 public:
     /**
      * These data members are intentionally public and can be set directly.
@@ -186,6 +200,12 @@ private:
     /*static void initializeLONG_MIN_REP(void);*/
 
     UBool shouldRoundUp(int32_t maximumDigits);
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
  
 // -------------------------------------
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/hash.h b/icu4c/source/common/hash.h
index 09763d85cfb..87beaf81052 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/hash.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/hash.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
  *
  * Hashtable is an INTERNAL CLASS.
  */
-class Hashtable : public UObject {
+class U_COMMON_API Hashtable : public UObject {
     UHashtable* hash;
 
 public:
@@ -64,6 +64,28 @@ public:
     const UHashElement* find(const UnicodeString& key) const;
 
     const UHashElement* nextElement(int32_t& pos) const;
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 /*********************************************************************
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/locid.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/locid.cpp
index 7a111ee718e..8881847e18a 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/locid.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/locid.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char Locale::fgClassID=0;
+
 static Locale*  availableLocaleList = NULL;
 static int32_t  availableLocaleListCount;
 typedef enum ELocalePos {
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/mutex.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/mutex.cpp
index f163c86c2fd..67e8fa4337b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/mutex.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/mutex.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
  **********************************************************************
 */
 
+#include "unicode/utypes.h"
+#include "unicode/uobject.h"
+#include "mutex.h"
 #include "umutex.h"
 
 /* Initialize the global mutex only when we can use it. */
@@ -18,4 +21,11 @@ static int GlobalMutexInitialize()
 
 static int initializesGlobalMutex = GlobalMutexInitialize();
 
+
+U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+const char Mutex::fgClassID=0;
+
+U_NAMESPACE_END
+
 #endif /* ICU_USE_THREADS==1 */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/mutex.h b/icu4c/source/common/mutex.h
index ee305af5ad7..54e2da7baeb 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/mutex.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/mutex.h
@@ -61,8 +61,28 @@ public:
   inline Mutex(UMTX *mutex = NULL);
   inline ~Mutex();
 
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
   UMTX   *fMutex;
+
+  /**
+   * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+   * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+   */
+  static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline Mutex::Mutex(UMTX *mutex)
@@ -80,11 +100,3 @@ U_NAMESPACE_END
 
 #endif //_MUTEX_
 //eof
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/normlzr.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/normlzr.cpp
index 8bd20fa2956..ec9150bde35 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/normlzr.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/normlzr.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char Normalizer::fgClassID=0;
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Constructors and other boilerplate
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbidata.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/rbbidata.cpp
index 788f04dde48..f75434bfea0 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbidata.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbidata.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
-
-
-
+const char RBBIDataWrapper::fgClassID=0;
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbidata.h b/icu4c/source/common/rbbidata.h
index 44fb98c10ab..8897544640c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbidata.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbidata.h
@@ -122,12 +122,30 @@ public:
 
     UTrie               fTrie;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
 
 private:
     int32_t             fRefCount;
     UDataMemory        *fUDataMem;
     UnicodeString       fRuleString;
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbinode.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/rbbinode.cpp
index 4adab0c50c5..f2a5ceb15d3 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbinode.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbinode.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char RBBINode::fgClassID=0;
+
 int  RBBINode::gLastSerial = 0;
 
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbinode.h b/icu4c/source/common/rbbinode.h
index 1fe2a174d8b..24a2886eb1f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbinode.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbinode.h
@@ -91,6 +91,20 @@ class RBBINode : public UObject {
         void        printTree(UBool withHeading=TRUE, UBool doVars=FALSE);
         static void printUnicodeString(const UnicodeString &s, int minWidth=0);
 
+        /**
+         * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+         *
+         * @draft ICU 2.2
+         */
+        virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+        /**
+         * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+         *
+         * @draft ICU 2.2
+         */
+        static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
     private:
         void  operator =  (const RBBINode &other);    // No defs.
         UBool operator == (const RBBINode &other);    // Private, so these functions won't accidently be used.
@@ -98,6 +112,11 @@ class RBBINode : public UObject {
         int           fSerialNum;           //  Debugging aids.
         static int    gLastSerial;
 
+        /**
+         * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+         * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+         */
+        static const char fgClassID;
 };
 U_NAMESPACE_END
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbirb.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/rbbirb.cpp
index 9de4492c572..77bdc39378e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbirb.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbirb.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
-
+const char RBBIRuleBuilder::fgClassID=0;
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbirb.h b/icu4c/source/common/rbbirb.h
index c51b209c288..6738565635d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbirb.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbirb.h
@@ -46,6 +46,27 @@ public:                                       //   of these structs for each ent
     UnicodeString          key;
     RBBINode               *val;
     ~RBBISymbolTableEntry();
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 
@@ -76,6 +97,28 @@ public:
     virtual void      addEntry  (const UnicodeString &key, RBBINode *val, UErrorCode &err);
 
     virtual void      print() const;
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 
@@ -95,6 +138,19 @@ public:
                                     UParseError      &parseError,
                                     UErrorCode       &status);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
 
 public:
     // The "public" functions and data members that appear below are accessed
@@ -125,10 +181,12 @@ public:
 
     RBBIDataHeader                *flattenData();    // Create the flattened (runtime format)
                                                      // data tables..
-
 private:
-
-
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbiscan.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/rbbiscan.cpp
index 5350c3e4504..18a68655ff7 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbiscan.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbiscan.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char RBBIRuleScanner::fgClassID=0;
 
 //
 //  Forward Declarations
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbiscan.h b/icu4c/source/common/rbbiscan.h
index 6384bb2c30b..77600f06c15 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbiscan.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbiscan.h
@@ -73,9 +73,19 @@ public:
                                                     //   trees, one each for the forward and
                                                     //   reverse rules,
                                                     //   and a list of UnicodeSets encountered.
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
 
-
-
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
 
 private:
 
@@ -147,8 +157,13 @@ private:
     UnicodeSet *gRuleSet_white_space;
     UnicodeSet *gRuleSet_name_char;
     UnicodeSet *gRuleSet_name_start_char;
-    };
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+};
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbisetb.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/rbbisetb.cpp
index 8ecfe456b28..4e56616cbae 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbisetb.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbisetb.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
-
+const char RBBISetBuilder::fgClassID=0;
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbisetb.h b/icu4c/source/common/rbbisetb.h
index 56eaa6e3e56..d6f41761c72 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbisetb.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbisetb.h
@@ -83,8 +83,23 @@ public:
     void     printRanges();
     void     printRangeGroups();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
 
 private:
+    void           numberSets();
+
     RBBIRuleBuilder       *fRB;             // The RBBI Rule Compiler that owns us.
     UErrorCode            *fStatus;
 
@@ -100,10 +115,11 @@ private:
     //       Index 0 is not used.  Funny counting.
     int32_t               fGroupCount;
 
-
-
-private:
-    void           numberSets();
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbistbl.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/rbbistbl.cpp
index 9d5466ab96e..3956af4dd37 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbistbl.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbistbl.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char RBBISymbolTable::fgClassID=0;
 
 //
 //  Forward Declarations
@@ -208,6 +209,8 @@ static void  U_EXPORT2 U_CALLCONV RBBISymbolTableEntry_deleter(void *p) {
 };
 U_CDECL_END
 
+const char RBBISymbolTableEntry::fgClassID=0;
+
 RBBISymbolTableEntry::~RBBISymbolTableEntry() {
     // The "val" of a symbol table entry is a variable reference node.
     // The l. child of the val is the rhs expression from the assignment.
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbitblb.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/rbbitblb.cpp
index 31a48d3f22f..e8a071d2ff1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbitblb.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbitblb.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
+U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+const char RBBITableBuilder::fgClassID=0;
 
 RBBITableBuilder::RBBITableBuilder(RBBIRuleBuilder *rb, RBBINode **rootNode) :
  fTree(*rootNode) {
@@ -709,6 +712,9 @@ void RBBITableBuilder::printStates() {
 //                           Most access is directly to the fields.
 //
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const char RBBIStateDescriptor::fgClassID=0;
+
 RBBIStateDescriptor::RBBIStateDescriptor(int lastInputSymbol, UErrorCode *fStatus) {
     fMarked    = FALSE;
     fAccepting = 0;
@@ -729,3 +735,5 @@ RBBIStateDescriptor::~RBBIStateDescriptor() {
     fPositions = NULL;
     fDtran     = NULL;
 }
+
+U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/rbbitblb.h b/icu4c/source/common/rbbitblb.h
index 664369d716e..35b56df11e1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/rbbitblb.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/rbbitblb.h
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ public:
 
     //  TODO:  add getter function(s) for the built table.
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     void     calcNullable(RBBINode *n);
     void     calcFirstPos(RBBINode *n);
@@ -77,6 +91,11 @@ private:
                                            //  Index is state number
                                            //  Contents are RBBIStateDescriptor pointers.
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 //
@@ -99,6 +118,28 @@ public:
 
     RBBIStateDescriptor(int maxInputSymbol,  UErrorCode *fStatus);
     ~RBBIStateDescriptor();
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/resbund.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/resbund.cpp
index 2de9f2b7788..44beacf8afb 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/resbund.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/resbund.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
  */
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+const char ResourceBundle::fgClassID=0;
+
 ResourceBundle::ResourceBundle( const UnicodeString&    path,
                                 const Locale&           locale,
                                 UErrorCode&              error)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/uhash_us.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/uhash_us.cpp
index 3e12ffd0fc7..8eb50a9cf8c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/uhash_us.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/uhash_us.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 #include "unicode/unistr.h"
 #include "unicode/uchar.h"
 
+U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+const char Hashtable::fgClassID=0;
+
+U_NAMESPACE_END
+
 /********************************************************************
  * PUBLIC UnicodeString support functions for UHashtable
  ********************************************************************/
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/bidi.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/bidi.h
index eba123b2196..40c63758230 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/bidi.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/bidi.h
@@ -232,8 +232,30 @@ public:
                  uint16_t options,
                  UErrorCode &rErrorCode);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
     UBiDi *pBiDi;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 /* Inline implementations. -------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/convert.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/convert.h
index bbd15909ff2..d87460dea52 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/convert.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/convert.h
@@ -419,13 +419,28 @@ void fixFileSeparator(UnicodeString& source) const;
  */
 UBool isAmbiguous(void) const;
 
-};
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
 
-/**
- * Typedef for backward compatibility
- * @deprecated Remove in 2.0 release
- */
-typedef UnicodeConverter UnicodeConverterCPP;   /* Backwards compatibility. */
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+  /**
+   * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+   * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+   */
+  static const char fgClassID;
+};
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
 #endif
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/locid.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/locid.h
index 27f113af140..f8e29142013 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/locid.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/locid.h
@@ -673,6 +673,20 @@ public:
      */
     static const char* const*  getISOLanguages();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected: /* only protected for testing purposes. DO NOT USE. */
     /** set it from a single string. */
     void setFromPOSIXID(const char *posixID);
@@ -698,6 +712,12 @@ private:
     char fullNameBuffer[ULOC_FULLNAME_CAPACITY];
 
     UBool fIsBogus;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
     
 //    static Locale *localeList;
 //    static int32_t localeListCount;
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/normlzr.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/normlzr.h
index e7d1c7e2722..a982b7a49b3 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/normlzr.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/normlzr.h
@@ -672,6 +672,20 @@ public:
    */
   void            getText(UnicodeString&  result);
 
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Deprecated APIs
   //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1044,6 +1058,12 @@ private:
   // A buffer for holding intermediate results
   UnicodeString       buffer;
   int32_t         bufferPos;
+
+  /**
+   * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+   * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+   */
+  static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/parsepos.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/parsepos.h
index 437ef838894..f6d8b215717 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/parsepos.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/parsepos.h
@@ -120,6 +120,20 @@ public:
      */
     int32_t getErrorIndex(void) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     /**
      * Input: the place you start parsing.
@@ -133,6 +147,12 @@ private:
      * The index at which a parse error occurred.
      */
     int32_t errorIndex;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline ParsePosition&
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/resbund.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/resbund.h
index 56d8ead5210..37130956d97 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/resbund.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/resbund.h
@@ -474,6 +474,20 @@ public:
      */
     const Locale &getLocale(void) const ;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     UResourceBundle *resource;
     void constructForLocale(const UnicodeString& path, const Locale& locale, UErrorCode& error);
@@ -482,6 +496,12 @@ private:
      */
     void constructForLocale(const wchar_t* path, const Locale& locale, UErrorCode& error);
     Locale *locName;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/unifilt.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/unifilt.h
index da14e0ff47f..182178d6c8d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/unifilt.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/unifilt.h
@@ -95,6 +95,20 @@ public:
      */
     virtual void setData(const TransliterationRuleData*) {}
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
     /**
      * Stubbed out implementation of UnicodeMatcher API.
      * @param toUnionTo the set into which to union the source characters
@@ -105,6 +119,14 @@ public:
 protected:
 
     UnicodeFilter();
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline UnicodeFilter::UnicodeFilter() {}
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/unistr.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/unistr.h
index a08f77dde58..857dc25e81b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/unistr.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/unistr.h
@@ -2845,6 +2845,20 @@ public:
    */
   UChar32 unescapeAt(int32_t &offset) const;
 
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
   //========================================
   // Implementation methods
   //========================================
@@ -3088,6 +3102,12 @@ private:
   uint16_t  fPadding;       // padding to align the fStackBuffer for UTF-32
 #endif
   UChar     fStackBuffer [ US_STACKBUF_SIZE ]; // buffer for small strings
+
+  /**
+   * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+   * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+   */
+  static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
@@ -3994,9 +4014,29 @@ public:
 
   inline operator UChar();
 
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
   UnicodeString *fString;
   int32_t fPos;
+
+  /**
+   * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+   * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+   */
+  static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/uobject.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/uobject.h
index 790a52f35a7..6d7eaee493e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/uobject.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/uobject.h
@@ -34,10 +34,20 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
  * C++ memory management by adding new/delete operators to this base class.
  * ICU itself will not declare and implement these new/delete operators, but
  * users of ICU can modify the ICU code for the base class.
+ *
+ * UObject contains pure virtual methods to allow derived classes like Format
+ * (which used to be base classes themselves before UObject was introduced)
+ * to have pure virtual methods.
+ *
+ * @draft ICU 2.2
  */
 class U_COMMON_API UObject {
 public:
-    // destructor
+    /**
+     * Destructor.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
     virtual inline ~UObject() {}
 
     // possible overrides for ICU4C C++ memory management,
@@ -51,20 +61,27 @@ public:
     // void operator delete(void *p, size_t size);
     // void operator delete[](void *p, size_t size);
 
-    // ICU4C "poor man's RTTI"
-    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
-    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() { return getStaticClassID(); }
+    /**
+     * ICU4C "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual ICU class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const = 0;
 
 protected:
     // the following functions are protected to prevent instantiation and
     // direct use of UObject itself
 
     // default constructor
-    inline UObject() {}
+    // commented out because UObject is abstract (see getDynamicClassID)
+    // inline UObject() {}
 
     // copy constructor
-    inline UObject(const UObject &other) {}
+    // commented out because UObject is abstract (see getDynamicClassID)
+    // inline UObject(const UObject &other) {}
 
+#if U_ICU_VERSION_MAJOR_NUM>2 || (U_ICU_VERSION_MAJOR_NUM==2 && U_ICU_VERSION_MINOR_NUM>2)
+    // TODO post ICU 2.2
     // some or all of the following "boilerplate" functions may be made public
     // in a future ICU4C release when all subclasses implement them
 
@@ -81,10 +98,7 @@ protected:
     // some compilers do not support co-variant return types
     // (i.e., subclasses would have to return UObject& as well, instead of SubClass&)
     // virtual UObject *clone() const;
-
-private:
-    // for ICU4C "poor man's RTTI"
-    static const char fgClassID;
+#endif
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/usetiter.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/usetiter.h
index bde5c278979..73120c248c1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/usetiter.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/usetiter.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 **********************************************************************
 * $Source: /xsrl/Nsvn/icu/icu/source/common/unicode/usetiter.h,v $ 
-* $Revision: 1.2 $
+* $Revision: 1.3 $
 **********************************************************************
 */
 #ifndef USETITER_H
@@ -190,6 +190,20 @@ class U_COMMON_API UnicodeSetIterator : public UObject {
      */
     void reset();
     
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
     // ======================= PRIVATES ===========================
     
  protected:
@@ -211,6 +225,14 @@ class U_COMMON_API UnicodeSetIterator : public UObject {
     UnicodeSetIterator& operator=(const UnicodeSetIterator&); // disallow
 
     virtual void loadRange(int32_t range);
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline UBool UnicodeSetIterator::isString() const {
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unifilt.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/unifilt.cpp
index 192453b1d9c..a8101b0c2a0 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unifilt.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unifilt.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char UnicodeFilter::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * UnicodeFunctor API.  Cast 'this' to a UnicodeMatcher* pointer
  * and return the pointer.
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/uniset.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/uniset.cpp
index 910d5d9812a..816402e3787 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/uniset.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/uniset.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ static const UChar CATEGORY_CLOSE[] = {COLON, SET_CLOSE, 0x0000}; /* ":]" */
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char ParsePosition::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * Minimum value that can be stored in a UnicodeSet.
  */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unistr.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/unistr.cpp
index 6d3df977367..f67ea5b2f7e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unistr.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unistr.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ us_arrayCopy(const UChar *src, int32_t srcStart,
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char UnicodeString::fgClassID=0;
+const char UCharReference::fgClassID=0;
 
 //========================================
 // Reference Counting functions, put at top of file so that optimizing compilers
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/uobject.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/uobject.cpp
index 37ec90a3036..20dbcb780db 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/uobject.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/uobject.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,4 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
-const char UObject::fgClassID=0;
-
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/upropset.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/upropset.cpp
index c9cd090a717..5477cf92263 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/upropset.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/upropset.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ U_CFUNC UBool upropset_cleanup(void) {
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char CharString::fgClassID=0;
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------
 // Public API
 //----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/upropset.h b/icu4c/source/common/upropset.h
index c3c439e214d..a82fd6fb374 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/upropset.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/upropset.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Hashtable;
  * @author Alan Liu
  * @internal
  */
-class UnicodePropertySet : public UObject {
+class UnicodePropertySet /* not : public UObject because all methods are static */ {
 
  public:
 
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ class UnicodePropertySet : public UObject {
     static void init();
 
  private:
+    // do not instantiate
+    UnicodePropertySet();
+
     //----------------------------------------------------------------
     // SetFactory <=> void*
     // I don't know why the compiler won't cast between these types.
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/uset.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/uset.cpp
index 130fd56edda..1ca4d201f9e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/uset.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/uset.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
  * USet support API.  Declaring a class a friend is more portable than
  * trying to declare extern "C" functions as friends.
  */
-class USetAccess : public UObject {
+class USetAccess /* not : public UObject because all methods are static */ {
 public:
     // Try to have the compiler inline these
     inline static int32_t getStringCount(const UnicodeSet& set) {
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ public:
                                                  int32_t i) {
         return set.getString(i);
     }
+private:
+    // do not instantiate
+    USetAccess();
 };
 U_NAMESPACE_END
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/usetiter.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/usetiter.cpp
index f85693419d3..522e0ffe966 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/usetiter.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/usetiter.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 * Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 **********************************************************************
 * $Source: /xsrl/Nsvn/icu/icu/source/common/usetiter.cpp,v $ 
-* $Date: 2002/06/01 06:36:02 $ 
-* $Revision: 1.2 $
+* $Date: 2002/06/28 23:53:51 $ 
+* $Revision: 1.3 $
 **********************************************************************
 */
 #include "unicode/usetiter.h"
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char UnicodeSetIterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * Create an iterator
  * @param set set to iterate over
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/util.h b/icu4c/source/common/util.h
index 8f69e96aebb..5a29da69024 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/util.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/util.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 class UnicodeMatcher;
 
-class U_COMMON_API ICU_Utility : public UObject {
+class U_COMMON_API ICU_Utility /* not : public UObject because all methods are static */ {
  public:
 
     /**
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ class U_COMMON_API ICU_Utility : public UObject {
                              const UnicodeMatcher* matcher,
                              UBool escapeUnprintable,
                              UnicodeString& quoteBuf);
+
+private:
+    // do not instantiate
+    ICU_Utility();
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/uvector.cpp b/icu4c/source/common/uvector.cpp
index f1f531c79f1..87a3e13da76 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/uvector.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/uvector.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 #define DEFUALT_CAPACITY 8
 
+const char UVector::fgClassID=0;
+
 UVector::UVector(UErrorCode &status) :
     count(0),
     capacity(0),
@@ -433,6 +435,8 @@ void UVector::sortedInsert(UHashTok tok, USortComparator compare, UErrorCode& ec
     }
 }
 
+const char UStack::fgClassID=0;
+
 UStack::UStack(UErrorCode &status) :
     UVector(status)
 {
diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/uvector.h b/icu4c/source/common/uvector.h
index a91a191ba22..69ce18ce759 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/uvector.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/uvector.h
@@ -243,6 +243,20 @@ public:
      */
     void sortedInsert(int32_t obj, USortComparator compare, UErrorCode& ec);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     void _init(int32_t initialCapacity, UErrorCode &status);
 
@@ -255,6 +269,12 @@ private:
 
     // Disallow
     UVector& operator=(const UVector&);
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 
@@ -303,12 +323,32 @@ public:
 
     int32_t search(void* obj) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     // Disallow
     UStack(const UStack&);
 
     // Disallow
     UStack& operator=(const UStack&);
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/extra/scrptrun/scrptrun.cpp b/icu4c/source/extra/scrptrun/scrptrun.cpp
index a0264a094e6..8d9865155af 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/extra/scrptrun/scrptrun.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/extra/scrptrun/scrptrun.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(array) (sizeof array  / sizeof array[0])
 
+const char ScriptRun::fgClassID=0;
+
 UChar32 ScriptRun::pairedChars[] = {
     0x0028, 0x0029, // ascii paired punctuation
     0x003c, 0x003e,
diff --git a/icu4c/source/extra/scrptrun/scrptrun.h b/icu4c/source/extra/scrptrun/scrptrun.h
index 3e37b0bc572..5ceddd77e54 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/extra/scrptrun/scrptrun.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/extra/scrptrun/scrptrun.h
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ public:
 
     UBool next();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
 
     static UBool sameScript(int32_t scriptOne, int32_t scriptTwo);
@@ -75,6 +89,12 @@ private:
     static const int32_t pairedCharCount;
     static const int32_t pairedCharPower;
     static const int32_t pairedCharExtra;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline ScriptRun::ScriptRun()
diff --git a/icu4c/source/extra/ustdio/ustream.cpp b/icu4c/source/extra/ustdio/ustream.cpp
index 04bb5654c8f..1eb4fb3448d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/extra/ustdio/ustream.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/extra/ustdio/ustream.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ operator>>(STD_ISTREAM& stream, UnicodeString& str)
 #endif
 
 #if 0
-/* UnicodeStringStreamer insternal API may be useful for future reference */
+/* UnicodeStringStreamer internal API may be useful for future reference */
 #ifndef UNISTRM_H
 #define UNISTRM_H
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ operator>>(STD_ISTREAM& stream, UnicodeString& str)
 #include "unicode/unistr.h"
 
 
-class U_COMMON_API UnicodeStringStreamer : public UObject {
+class U_COMMON_API UnicodeStringStreamer /* not : public UObject because all methods are static */ {
 public:
     static void streamIn(UnicodeString* string, FileStream* is);
     static void streamOut(const UnicodeString* string, FileStream* os);
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/anytrans.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/anytrans.cpp
index cfb2d812a8d..4ce4e90d832 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/anytrans.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/anytrans.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 *****************************************************************
 * $Source: /xsrl/Nsvn/icu/icu/source/i18n/anytrans.cpp,v $ 
-* $Revision: 1.6 $
+* $Revision: 1.7 $
 *****************************************************************
 * Date        Name        Description
 * 06/06/2002  aliu        Creation.
@@ -102,8 +102,32 @@ public:
      * given delta.  A positive delta means the limit has increased.
      */
     void adjustLimit(int32_t delta);
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
+const char ScriptRunIterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 ScriptRunIterator::ScriptRunIterator(const Replaceable& theText,
                                      int32_t start, int32_t limit) :
     text(theText) {
@@ -165,6 +189,8 @@ void ScriptRunIterator::adjustLimit(int32_t delta) {
 //------------------------------------------------------------
 // AnyTransliterator
 
+const char AnyTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 AnyTransliterator::AnyTransliterator(const UnicodeString& id,
                                      const UnicodeString& theTarget,
                                      const UnicodeString& theVariant,
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/anytrans.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/anytrans.h
index 53e820cd628..04c670af23d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/anytrans.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/anytrans.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 *****************************************************************
 * $Source: /xsrl/Nsvn/icu/icu/source/i18n/anytrans.h,v $ 
-* $Revision: 1.2 $
+* $Revision: 1.3 $
 *****************************************************************
 * Date        Name        Description
 * 06/06/2002  aliu        Creation.
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ class U_I18N_API AnyTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     UScriptCode targetScript;
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
 public:
     
     /**
@@ -71,6 +77,20 @@ public:
     virtual void handleTransliterate(Replaceable& text, UTransPosition& index,
                                      UBool incremental) const;
     
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
 
     /**
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/caniter.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/caniter.cpp
index 77b89cb7c99..61329ccb635 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/caniter.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/caniter.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@ static const UnicodeString &Tr(const UnicodeString &source) {
 #endif
 // public
 
+U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
 // TODO: add boilerplate methods.
 
+const char CanonicalIterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  *@param source string to get results for
  */
@@ -529,4 +533,4 @@ Hashtable *CanonicalIterator::extract(UChar32 comp, const UChar *segment, int32_
     return getEquivalents2(buff, bufLen, status);
 }
 
-
+U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/caniter.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/caniter.h
index 04d17bdead6..6e16464dcaa 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/caniter.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/caniter.h
@@ -96,6 +96,20 @@ public:
      */
     static void permute(UnicodeString &source, UBool skipZeros, Hashtable *result, UErrorCode &status);     
     
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     // ===================== PRIVATES ==============================
     
@@ -133,6 +147,12 @@ private:
     //Hashtable *extract(UChar32 comp, const UnicodeString &segment, int32_t segLen, int32_t segmentPos, UErrorCode &status);
 
     void cleanPieces();
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 U_NAMESPACE_END
 #endif
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/coleitr.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/coleitr.cpp
index 3f75a205316..948d4abd348 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/coleitr.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/coleitr.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char CollationElementIterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /* synwee : public can't remove */
 int32_t const CollationElementIterator::NULLORDER = 0xffffffff;
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/cpdtrans.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/cpdtrans.cpp
index dd6bb27c02f..1fa27e55cf2 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/cpdtrans.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/cpdtrans.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ static const UChar EMPTY[] = {0}; //""
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char CompoundTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * Constructs a new compound transliterator given an array of
  * transliterators.  The array of transliterators may be of any
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/dcfmtsym.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/dcfmtsym.cpp
index 7ce4c198d36..8757267cf5f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/dcfmtsym.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/dcfmtsym.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char DecimalFormatSymbols::fgClassID=0;
+
 const char DecimalFormatSymbols::fgNumberElements[] = "NumberElements";
 const char DecimalFormatSymbols::fgCurrencyElements[] = "CurrencyElements";
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/digitlst.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/digitlst.cpp
index c61ac839cd4..11c0aca0aaa 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/digitlst.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/digitlst.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ enum {
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char DigitList::fgClassID=0;
+
 // -------------------------------------
 // default constructor
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/digitlst.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/digitlst.h
index 302cee5e5ef..b8d0e7ace27 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/digitlst.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/digitlst.h
@@ -141,6 +141,20 @@ public:
     // This code is unused.
     //UBool isLONG_MIN(void) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 public:
     /**
      * These data members are intentionally public and can be set directly.
@@ -186,6 +200,12 @@ private:
     /*static void initializeLONG_MIN_REP(void);*/
 
     UBool shouldRoundUp(int32_t maximumDigits);
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
  
 // -------------------------------------
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/dtfmtsym.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/dtfmtsym.cpp
index 68349c0191f..8e76c2f3be0 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/dtfmtsym.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/dtfmtsym.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ U_CFUNC UBool dateFormatSymbols_cleanup() {
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char DateFormatSymbols::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * These are the tags we expect to see in normal resource bundle files associated
  * with a locale.
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/esctrn.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/esctrn.cpp
index 6906fbd3081..5f8fa1a9694 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/esctrn.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/esctrn.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ static const UChar SEMI[] = {59,0}; // ";"
 static const UChar RBRACE[] = {125,0}; // "}"
 static const UChar EMPTY[] = {0}; // ""
 
+const char EscapeTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * Factory methods
  */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/esctrn.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/esctrn.h
index 651000d4483..80a9de7fc0b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/esctrn.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/esctrn.h
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ class U_I18N_API EscapeTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     EscapeTransliterator* supplementalHandler;
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
  public:
 
     /**
@@ -111,6 +117,20 @@ class U_I18N_API EscapeTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     virtual Transliterator* clone() const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  protected:
 
     /**
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/fmtable.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/fmtable.cpp
index ba122d380f8..bfc266f7b35 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/fmtable.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/fmtable.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char Formattable::fgClassID=0;
+
 // -------------------------------------
 // default constructor.
 // Creates a formattable object with a long value 0.
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/format.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/format.cpp
index 65a2560e7f4..e453b4402a0 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/format.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/format.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char FieldPosition::fgClassID=0;
 
 // -------------------------------------
 // default constructor
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/funcrepl.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/funcrepl.cpp
index aa9f14c8887..3a13e368e66 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/funcrepl.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/funcrepl.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ static const UChar CLOSE[]   = {32,41,0}; // " )"
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char FunctionReplacer::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * Construct a replacer that takes the output of the given
  * replacer, passes it through the given transliterator, and emits
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/funcrepl.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/funcrepl.h
index f64d3b184ec..25f03f85750 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/funcrepl.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/funcrepl.h
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class FunctionReplacer : public UnicodeFunctor, public UnicodeReplacer {
      */
     UnicodeFunctor* replacer;
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
  public:
 
     /**
@@ -90,6 +96,20 @@ class FunctionReplacer : public UnicodeFunctor, public UnicodeReplacer {
      * UnicodeFunctor API
      */
     virtual void setData(const TransliterationRuleData*);
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/hextouni.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/hextouni.cpp
index 89f0eb4bd67..3ba2b9f226d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/hextouni.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/hextouni.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char HexToUnicodeTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * ID for this transliterator.
  */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/name2uni.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/name2uni.cpp
index 6998c53fdf5..455aafcfc57 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/name2uni.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/name2uni.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char NameUnicodeTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 const char NameUnicodeTransliterator::_ID[] = "Name-Any";
 
 /**
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/name2uni.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/name2uni.h
index ad26354d88e..4e73101e8b9 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/name2uni.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/name2uni.h
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ class U_I18N_API NameUnicodeTransliterator : public Transliterator {
     UChar32 openDelimiter;
     UChar32 closeDelimiter;
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
  public:
 
     /**
@@ -64,6 +70,20 @@ class U_I18N_API NameUnicodeTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     Transliterator* clone(void) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  protected:
 
     /**
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrlist.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrlist.h
index 79d26aedb43..b108897501e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrlist.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrlist.h
@@ -71,6 +71,28 @@ public:
         fCapacity = 0;
         return result;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrs.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrs.cpp
index 5f188361740..6adaca601c8 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrs.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrs.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ static const UChar gPercentPercent[] =
     0x25, 0x25, 0
 }; /* "%%" */
 
+const char NFRuleSet::fgClassID=0;
+
 NFRuleSet::NFRuleSet(UnicodeString* descriptions, int32_t index, UErrorCode& status)
   : name()
   , rules(0)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrs.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrs.h
index 01e9c72232d..a10b4e43085 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrs.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrs.h
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ class NFRuleSet : public UObject {
 
   void appendRules(UnicodeString& result) const; // toString
 
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  private:
   NFRule * findNormalRule(int64_t number) const;
   NFRule * findDoubleRule(double number) const;
@@ -65,6 +79,12 @@ class NFRuleSet : public UObject {
   NFRule *fractionRules[3];
   UBool fIsFractionRuleSet;
   UBool fIsPublic;
+
+  /**
+   * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+   * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+   */
+  static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 // utilities from old llong.h
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrule.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrule.cpp
index f571a4a8c36..86803575008 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrule.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrule.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 extern const UChar* CSleftBracket;
 extern const UChar* CSrightBracket;
 
+const char NFRuleList::fgClassID=0;
+const char NFRule::fgClassID=0;
+
 NFRule::NFRule(const RuleBasedNumberFormat* _rbnf)
   : baseValue((int32_t)0)
   , radix(0)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrule.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrule.h
index 3cc43aba3c9..59fae91805f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrule.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/nfrule.h
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ public:
 
     void appendRuleText(UnicodeString& result) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     void parseRuleDescriptor(UnicodeString& descriptor, UErrorCode& status);
     void extractSubstitutions(const NFRuleSet* ruleSet, const NFRule* predecessor, const RuleBasedNumberFormat* rbnf, UErrorCode& status);
@@ -97,6 +111,12 @@ private:
     NFSubstitution* sub1;
     NFSubstitution* sub2;
     const RuleBasedNumberFormat* formatter;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/nortrans.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/nortrans.cpp
index fa09d7767df..0686b6856d3 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/nortrans.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/nortrans.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ static UnicodeSet* SKIPPABLES = NULL;
 
 static const int32_t D = 0, C = 1, KD= 2, KC = 3;
 
+const char NormalizationTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * System registration hook.
  */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/nortrans.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/nortrans.h
index 3da1017a02e..76d122c5761 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/nortrans.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/nortrans.h
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ class U_I18N_API NormalizationTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     UnicodeSet* skippable;
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
  public:
 
     /**
@@ -59,6 +65,20 @@ class U_I18N_API NormalizationTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     Transliterator* clone(void) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  protected:
 
     /**
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/nultrans.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/nultrans.cpp
index 50fe4da6925..fa4d130f23d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/nultrans.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/nultrans.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char NullTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
 
 // "Any-Null"
 const UChar NullTransliterator::ID[] = {65,110,121,45,0x4E, 0x75, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x00};
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/quant.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/quant.cpp
index 7d936380c92..bc38f8161c1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/quant.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/quant.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char Quantifier::fgClassID=0;
+
 Quantifier::Quantifier(UnicodeFunctor *adoptedMatcher,
                        uint32_t _minCount, uint32_t _maxCount) {
     // assert(adopted != 0);
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/quant.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/quant.h
index cb50e4df871..a7e9fd484ef 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/quant.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/quant.h
@@ -66,6 +66,20 @@ class Quantifier : public UnicodeFunctor, public UnicodeMatcher {
      */
     virtual void setData(const TransliterationRuleData*);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  private:
 
     static void appendNumber(UnicodeString& result, int32_t n);
@@ -75,6 +89,12 @@ class Quantifier : public UnicodeFunctor, public UnicodeMatcher {
     uint32_t minCount;
 
     uint32_t maxCount;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_data.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_data.cpp
index fc9ac0899dc..54d9f6a7a5f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_data.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_data.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char TransliterationRuleData::fgClassID=0;
+
 TransliterationRuleData::TransliterationRuleData(UErrorCode& status)
  : ruleSet(status),
     variableNames(0), variables(0)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_data.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_data.h
index fc7c89b0785..e5a0680b555 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_data.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_data.h
@@ -109,6 +109,28 @@ public:
      * represents something that is not a replacer.
      */
     UnicodeReplacer* lookupReplacer(UChar32 standIn) const;
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_pars.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_pars.cpp
index 0ccd683b268..5626257f1f4 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_pars.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_pars.cpp
@@ -127,8 +127,32 @@ public:
      * character (non standin).
      */
     UBool isReplacer(UChar32 ch);
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
+const char ParseData::fgClassID=0;
+
 ParseData::ParseData(const TransliterationRuleData* d,
                      const UVector* sets) :
     data(d), variablesVector(sets) {}
@@ -289,12 +313,34 @@ public:
         return parser.syntaxError(code, rule, start);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     // Disallowed methods; no impl.
     RuleHalf(const RuleHalf&);
     RuleHalf& operator=(const RuleHalf&);
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
+const char RuleHalf::fgClassID=0;
+
 RuleHalf::RuleHalf(TransliteratorParser& p) :
     ec(U_ZERO_ERROR),
     parser(p)
@@ -766,6 +812,8 @@ UBool RuleHalf::isValidInput(TransliteratorParser& transParser) {
 // PUBLIC API
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+const char TransliteratorParser::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * Constructor.
  */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_pars.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_pars.h
index 7563f2027ad..61b392dea20 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_pars.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_pars.h
@@ -172,6 +172,20 @@ public:
      */
     TransliterationRuleData* orphanData();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
 
     void parseRules(const UnicodeString& rules,
@@ -293,6 +307,12 @@ private:
     // Disallowed methods; no impl.
     TransliteratorParser(const TransliteratorParser&);
     TransliteratorParser& operator=(const TransliteratorParser&);
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.cpp
index 102b41ea99a..b905de9ceb8 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ static const UChar FORWARD_OP[] = {32,62,32,0}; // " > "
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char TransliterationRule::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * Construct a new rule with the given input, output text, and other
  * attributes.  A cursor position may be specified for the output text.
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.h
index 136c848e86c..427707ab5c8 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.h
@@ -268,6 +268,20 @@ public:
      */
     virtual UnicodeString& toRule(UnicodeString& pat,
                                   UBool escapeUnprintable) const;
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 
     /**
      * Union the set of all characters that may be modified by this rule
@@ -284,6 +298,12 @@ public:
  private:
 
     friend class StringMatcher;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.cpp
index c86dc0e0dac..e3a096c53a4 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ static void maskingError(const U_NAMESPACE_QUALIFIER TransliterationRule& rule1,
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char TransliterationRuleSet::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * Construct a new empty rule set.
  */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.h
index b3e4e0a153d..72f3979329c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.h
@@ -134,6 +134,28 @@ public:
     virtual UnicodeString& toRules(UnicodeString& result,
                                    UBool escapeUnprintable) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
     /**
      * Return the set of all characters that may be modified
      * (getTarget=false) or emitted (getTarget=true) by this set.
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/remtrans.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/remtrans.cpp
index f864771cdda..7d9aa559d0a 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/remtrans.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/remtrans.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ static const UChar ID[] = {65, 110, 121, 45, 0x52, 0x65, 0x6D, 0x6F, 0x76, 0x65,
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char RemoveTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * System registration hook.
  */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/remtrans.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/remtrans.h
index 7bf3e246177..c3d13c1112f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/remtrans.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/remtrans.h
@@ -48,12 +48,32 @@ public:
     virtual void handleTransliterate(Replaceable& text, UTransPosition& offset,
                                      UBool isIncremental) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  private:
 
     /**
      * Factory method
      */
     static Transliterator* _create(const UnicodeString& ID, Token context);
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/sortkey.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/sortkey.cpp
index 695bc7b7620..50976cf5594 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/sortkey.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/sortkey.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 #define kInvalidHashCode ((int32_t)0)
 #define kEmptyHashCode ((int32_t)1)
 
+const char CollationKey::fgClassID=0;
+
 CollationKey::CollationKey()
     : fBogus(FALSE), fCount(0), fCapacity(0),
       fHashCode(kEmptyHashCode), fBytes(NULL)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/strmatch.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/strmatch.cpp
index 3fceb8dbd25..9dec03628d3 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/strmatch.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/strmatch.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 const UChar EMPTY[] = { 0 }; // empty string: ""
 
+const char StringMatcher::fgClassID=0;
+
 StringMatcher::StringMatcher(const UnicodeString& theString,
                              int32_t start,
                              int32_t limit,
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/strmatch.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/strmatch.h
index 296b9c08d46..3f52baffdea 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/strmatch.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/strmatch.h
@@ -150,6 +150,20 @@ class StringMatcher : public UnicodeFunctor, public UnicodeMatcher, public Unico
      */
     void resetMatch();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
     /**
      * Union the set of all characters that may output by this object
      * into the given set.
@@ -186,6 +200,12 @@ class StringMatcher : public UnicodeFunctor, public UnicodeMatcher, public Unico
      * match.
      */
     int32_t matchLimit;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/strrepl.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/strrepl.cpp
index 577760ea93a..3c35125ddee 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/strrepl.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/strrepl.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 const UChar EMPTY[] = { 0 }; // empty string: ""
 
+const char StringReplacer::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * Construct a StringReplacer that sets the emits the given output
  * text and sets the cursor to the given position.
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/strrepl.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/strrepl.h
index c6b62e3a17a..d5701c8e39c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/strrepl.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/strrepl.h
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ class StringReplacer : public UnicodeFunctor, public UnicodeReplacer {
      */
     const TransliterationRuleData* data;
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
  public:
 
     /**
@@ -136,6 +142,20 @@ class StringReplacer : public UnicodeFunctor, public UnicodeReplacer {
      * UnicodeFunctor API
      */
     virtual void setData(const TransliterationRuleData*);
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/stsearch.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/stsearch.cpp
index 89d5540e26b..c2d48823d27 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/stsearch.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/stsearch.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char StringSearch::fgClassID=0;
+
 // public constructors and destructors -----------------------------------
 
 StringSearch::StringSearch(const UnicodeString &pattern, 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/titletrn.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/titletrn.cpp
index c2ffa7250dd..88acf9484cd 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/titletrn.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/titletrn.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char TitlecaseTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * ID for this transliterator.
  */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/titletrn.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/titletrn.h
index b587fec61ba..d0c43d61ec1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/titletrn.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/titletrn.h
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ class U_I18N_API TitlecaseTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     Transliterator* clone(void) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  protected:
 
     /**
@@ -74,6 +88,12 @@ class U_I18N_API TitlecaseTransliterator : public Transliterator {
  private:
     Locale loc;
     UChar* buffer;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/tolowtrn.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/tolowtrn.cpp
index 9c3ba7d50f1..31ce5aa4839 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/tolowtrn.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/tolowtrn.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char LowercaseTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 const char LowercaseTransliterator::_ID[] = "Any-Lower";
 
 /**
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/tolowtrn.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/tolowtrn.h
index 4a7d96548ab..22ed79a4d18 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/tolowtrn.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/tolowtrn.h
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ class U_I18N_API LowercaseTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     Transliterator* clone(void) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  protected:
 
     /**
@@ -63,6 +77,12 @@ class U_I18N_API LowercaseTransliterator : public Transliterator {
     Locale loc;
     UChar* buffer;
     static const char _ID[];
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/toupptrn.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/toupptrn.cpp
index f72f26de39c..0c2c877786a 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/toupptrn.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/toupptrn.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char UppercaseTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 const char UppercaseTransliterator::_ID[] = "Any-Upper";
 
 /**
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/toupptrn.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/toupptrn.h
index 2a01592baea..e6dcc9f7310 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/toupptrn.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/toupptrn.h
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ class U_I18N_API UppercaseTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     Transliterator* clone(void) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  protected:
 
 
@@ -64,6 +78,12 @@ class U_I18N_API UppercaseTransliterator : public Transliterator {
     Locale loc;
     UChar* buffer;
     static const char _ID[];
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/transreg.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/transreg.cpp
index cd5ab3dc39a..ba5fe69f8e0 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/transreg.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/transreg.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 // Alias
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+const char TransliteratorAlias::fgClassID=0;
+
 TransliteratorAlias::TransliteratorAlias(const UnicodeString& theAliasID) :
     ID(),
     aliasID(theAliasID),
@@ -131,6 +133,20 @@ class Spec : public UObject {
     operator const UnicodeString&() const { return get(); }
     const UnicodeString& getTop() const { return top; }
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  private:
     void setupNext();
 
@@ -141,8 +157,16 @@ class Spec : public UObject {
     UBool isSpecLocale; // TRUE if spec is a locale
     UBool isNextLocale; // TRUE if nextSpec is a locale
     ResourceBundle* res;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
+const char Spec::fgClassID=0;
+
 Spec::Spec(const UnicodeString& theSpec) : top(theSpec) {
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     CharString topch(top);
@@ -349,8 +373,32 @@ public:
     void adoptPrototype(Transliterator* adopted);
     void setFactory(Transliterator::Factory factory,
                     Transliterator::Token context);
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
+const char Entry::fgClassID=0;
+
 Entry::Entry() {
     u.prototype = 0;
     compoundFilter = NULL;
@@ -402,6 +450,8 @@ U_CDECL_END
 // class TransliteratorRegistry: Basic public API
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+const char TransliteratorRegistry::fgClassID=0;
+
 TransliteratorRegistry::TransliteratorRegistry(UErrorCode& status) :
     registry(TRUE),
     specDAG(TRUE),
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/transreg.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/transreg.h
index 4722ddf6a24..29232f2144b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/transreg.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/transreg.h
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ class TransliteratorAlias : public UObject {
      */
     Transliterator* create(UParseError&, UErrorCode&);
     
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  private:
     // We actually come in two flavors:
     // 1. Simple alias
@@ -73,6 +87,12 @@ class TransliteratorAlias : public UObject {
     Transliterator* trans; // owned
     const UnicodeSet* compoundFilter; // alias
     int32_t idSplitPoint;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 
@@ -252,6 +272,20 @@ class TransliteratorRegistry : public UObject {
                                        const UnicodeString& target,
                                        UnicodeString& result);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  private:
 
     //----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -331,6 +365,12 @@ class TransliteratorRegistry : public UObject {
      * Vector of public full IDs.
      */
     UVector availableIDs;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/tridpars.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/tridpars.cpp
index 2ba7eb0f6b1..30128d2874c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/tridpars.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/tridpars.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ static Hashtable* SPECIAL_INVERSES = NULL;
  */
 static UMTX LOCK = 0;
 
+const char TransliteratorIDParser::Specs::fgClassID=0;
+
 TransliteratorIDParser::Specs::Specs(const UnicodeString& s, const UnicodeString& t,
                                      const UnicodeString& v, UBool sawS,
                                      const UnicodeString& f) {
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ TransliteratorIDParser::Specs::Specs(const UnicodeString& s, const UnicodeString
     filter = f;
 }
 
+const char TransliteratorIDParser::SingleID::fgClassID=0;
+
 TransliteratorIDParser::SingleID::SingleID(const UnicodeString& c, const UnicodeString& b,
                                            const UnicodeString& f) {
     canonID = c;
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/tridpars.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/tridpars.h
index d8de3ca15de..5ca7b42f1d3 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/tridpars.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/tridpars.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class UVector;
  *
  * @author Alan Liu
  */
-class TransliteratorIDParser : public UObject {
+class TransliteratorIDParser /* not : public UObject because all methods are static */ {
 
  public:
 
@@ -70,6 +70,28 @@ class TransliteratorIDParser : public UObject {
         Specs(const UnicodeString& s, const UnicodeString& t,
               const UnicodeString& v, UBool sawS,
               const UnicodeString& f);
+
+        /**
+         * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+         *
+         * @draft ICU 2.2
+         */
+        virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+        /**
+         * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+         *
+         * @draft ICU 2.2
+         */
+        static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+    private:
+
+        /**
+         * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+         * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+         */
+        static const char fgClassID;
     };
 
     /**
@@ -96,6 +118,28 @@ class TransliteratorIDParser : public UObject {
                  const UnicodeString& f);
         SingleID(const UnicodeString& c, const UnicodeString& b);
         Transliterator* createInstance();
+
+        /**
+         * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+         *
+         * @draft ICU 2.2
+         */
+        virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+        /**
+         * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+         *
+         * @draft ICU 2.2
+         */
+        static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+    private:
+
+        /**
+         * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+         * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+         */
+        static const char fgClassID;
     };
 
     /**
@@ -275,11 +319,13 @@ class TransliteratorIDParser : public UObject {
     static void cleanup();
 
  private:
-
     //----------------------------------------------------------------
     // Private implementation
     //----------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    // forbid instantiation
+    TransliteratorIDParser();
+
     /**
      * Parse an ID into component pieces.  Take IDs of the form T,
      * T/V, S-T, S-T/V, or S/V-T.  If the source is missing, return a
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unesctrn.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/unesctrn.cpp
index a08a12edf31..6f969204fac 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unesctrn.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unesctrn.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ static const UChar SPEC_Any[] = {
     END
 };
 
+const char UnescapeTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * Factory methods.  Ignore the context.
  */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unesctrn.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unesctrn.h
index 6ea56d1b3f9..4606c815b39 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unesctrn.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unesctrn.h
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ class U_I18N_API UnescapeTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     virtual Transliterator* clone() const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  protected:
 
     /**
@@ -93,6 +107,12 @@ class U_I18N_API UnescapeTransliterator : public Transliterator {
     static Transliterator* _createAny(const UnicodeString& ID, Token context);
 
     static UChar* copySpec(const UChar* spec);
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/uni2name.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/uni2name.cpp
index 4bf5ed03120..ff68bccab54 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/uni2name.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/uni2name.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char UnicodeNameTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 const char UnicodeNameTransliterator::_ID[] = "Any-Name";
 
 /**
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/uni2name.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/uni2name.h
index 9bbf26d1160..67f03b21998 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/uni2name.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/uni2name.h
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ class U_I18N_API UnicodeNameTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     Transliterator* clone(void) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
  protected:
 
     /**
@@ -68,6 +82,12 @@ class U_I18N_API UnicodeNameTransliterator : public Transliterator {
  private:
 
     static const char _ID[];
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/coleitr.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/coleitr.h
index e7a7345d7b9..6a66c90cdb1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/coleitr.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/coleitr.h
@@ -255,6 +255,20 @@ public:
   */
   void setOffset(int32_t newOffset, UErrorCode& status);
 
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+  /**
+   * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+   *
+   * @draft ICU 2.2
+   */
+  static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
   
   // CollationElementIterator protected constructors --------------------------
@@ -312,6 +326,12 @@ private:
   * Indicates if m_data_ belongs to this object.
   */
   UBool isDataOwned_;
+
+  /**
+   * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+   * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+   */
+  static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 // CollationElementIterator inline method defination --------------------------
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/cpdtrans.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/cpdtrans.h
index 5104a2643cf..795402ef354 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/cpdtrans.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/cpdtrans.h
@@ -184,6 +184,20 @@ public:
     virtual void handleTransliterate(Replaceable& text, UTransPosition& index,
                                      UBool incremental) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
 
     friend class Transliterator;
@@ -231,7 +245,12 @@ private:
 
     void computeMaximumContextLength(void);
 
-    
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
 #ifdef U_USE_DEPRECATED_TRANSLITERATOR_API
 
 public:
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dcfmtsym.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dcfmtsym.h
index 4f77a4b71c4..4c83a27f5ab 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dcfmtsym.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dcfmtsym.h
@@ -186,6 +186,20 @@ public:
      */
     inline Locale getLocale() const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 #ifdef ICU_DECIMALFORMATSYMBOLS_USE_DEPRECATES
     /**
      * character used for zero. Different for Arabic, etc.
@@ -497,6 +511,12 @@ private:
 
     static const char fgNumberElements[];
     static const char fgCurrencyElements[];
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dtfmtsym.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dtfmtsym.h
index e2171921ea6..f53888fb1e6 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dtfmtsym.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dtfmtsym.h
@@ -250,6 +250,20 @@ public:
      */
     void setLocalPatternChars(const UnicodeString& newLocalPatternChars);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     /**
      * Resource bundle file suffix and tag names used by this class.
@@ -314,6 +328,12 @@ private:
      */
     UnicodeString   fLocalPatternChars;
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
 private:
 
     /* Sizes for the last resort string arrays */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/fieldpos.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/fieldpos.h
index 369e79104fc..94eac0ec723 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/fieldpos.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/fieldpos.h
@@ -192,6 +192,20 @@ public:
      */
     void setEndIndex(int32_t ei) { fEndIndex = ei; }
     
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     /**
      * Input: Desired field to determine start and end offsets for.
@@ -210,6 +224,12 @@ private:
      * If the field does not occur in the text, 0 is returned.
      */
     int32_t fEndIndex;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline FieldPosition&
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/fmtable.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/fmtable.h
index 07b73ea1b85..92153c8190c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/fmtable.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/fmtable.h
@@ -224,6 +224,20 @@ public:
      */ 
     void            adoptArray(Formattable* array, int32_t count);
         
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     /**
      * Cleans up the memory for unwanted values.  For example, the adopted
@@ -256,6 +270,12 @@ private:
     }                   fValue;
 
     Type                fType;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline Formattable*
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/hextouni.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/hextouni.h
index bea56f4aa94..87b7cc6bca1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/hextouni.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/hextouni.h
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ class U_I18N_API HexToUnicodeTransliterator : public Transliterator {
      */
     int32_t affixCount;
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
 public:
 
     /**
@@ -157,6 +163,20 @@ public:
      */
     virtual void handleTransliterate(Replaceable& text, UTransPosition& offset,
                                      UBool isIncremental) const;
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
 };
 
 inline HexToUnicodeTransliterator::~HexToUnicodeTransliterator() {}
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/nultrans.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/nultrans.h
index 9f2729ad3bc..fe6eafedd1e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/nultrans.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/nultrans.h
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ public:
      */
     virtual void handleTransliterate(Replaceable& text, UTransPosition& offset,
                                      UBool isIncremental) const;
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline NullTransliterator::NullTransliterator() : Transliterator(ID, 0) {}
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/sortkey.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/sortkey.h
index f31e723513e..af47242770e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/sortkey.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/sortkey.h
@@ -203,6 +203,20 @@ public:
     */
     int32_t                 hashCode(void) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     /**
     * Returns an array of the collation key values as 16-bit integers.
@@ -226,6 +240,12 @@ private:
     int32_t                 fCapacity;
     int32_t                 fHashCode;
     uint8_t*                fBytes;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline UBool
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/stsearch.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/stsearch.h
index 901095ce820..c4b2ed164ac 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/stsearch.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/stsearch.h
@@ -391,6 +391,20 @@ public:
      */
     virtual SearchIterator * safeClone(void) const;
     
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
 
     // protected method -------------------------------------------------
@@ -461,6 +475,12 @@ private :
     * String search struct data
     */
     UStringSearch     *m_strsrch_;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/unifltlg.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/unifltlg.h
index b9081d11218..a15787fc09e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/unifltlg.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/unifltlg.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class UnicodeFilter;
  * Unicode characters.  Likewise, createAnd(g, NULL) returns g->clone(),
  * and createAnd(NULL, NULL) returns NULL.
  */
-class U_I18N_API UnicodeFilterLogic : public UObject {
+class U_I18N_API UnicodeFilterLogic /* not : public UObject because all methods are static */ {
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/unitohex.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/unitohex.h
index 2fc1946dc6d..2da59ee3540 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/unitohex.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/unitohex.h
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ private:
      */
     UBool uppercase;
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
 public:
 
     /**
@@ -196,6 +202,20 @@ public:
      */
     virtual void handleTransliterate(Replaceable& text, UTransPosition& offsets,
                                      UBool isIncremental) const;
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
 };
 
 inline UnicodeToHexTransliterator::~UnicodeToHexTransliterator() {}
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unitohex.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/unitohex.cpp
index f8b8d97b5cc..9ae3f7bac31 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unitohex.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unitohex.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char UnicodeToHexTransliterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 /**
  * ID for this transliterator.
  */
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/utrans.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/utrans.cpp
index d1b6bf4be24..ba327b17372 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/utrans.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/utrans.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ class ReplaceableGlue : public Replaceable {
 
     enum { BUF_PAD = 8 };
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
 public:
 
     ReplaceableGlue(UReplaceable *replaceable,
@@ -55,6 +61,20 @@ public:
 
     virtual void copy(int32_t start, int32_t limit, int32_t dest);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
 
     virtual int32_t getLength() const;
@@ -65,6 +85,8 @@ protected:
 };
 
 
+const char ReplaceableGlue::fgClassID=0;
+
 ReplaceableGlue::ReplaceableGlue(UReplaceable *replaceable,
                                  UReplaceableCallbacks *funcCallback)
   : Replaceable()
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicLayoutEngine.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicLayoutEngine.cpp
index 468272dcceb..9976b689cce 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicLayoutEngine.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicLayoutEngine.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ le_bool CharSubstitutionFilter::accept(LEGlyphID glyph) const
     return fFontInstance->canDisplay((LEUnicode) glyph);
 }
 
+const char ArabicOpenTypeLayoutEngine::fgClassID=0;
+
 ArabicOpenTypeLayoutEngine::ArabicOpenTypeLayoutEngine(const LEFontInstance *fontInstance, le_int32 scriptCode, le_int32 languageCode,
                         const GlyphSubstitutionTableHeader *gsubTable)
     : OpenTypeLayoutEngine(fontInstance, scriptCode, languageCode, gsubTable)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicLayoutEngine.h b/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicLayoutEngine.h
index 98597c66cb2..251c7e6e4ec 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicLayoutEngine.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicLayoutEngine.h
@@ -66,6 +66,20 @@ public:
      */
     virtual ~ArabicOpenTypeLayoutEngine();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
 
     /**
@@ -106,6 +120,14 @@ protected:
      * @param success - output parameter set to an error code if the operation fails
      */
     virtual void adjustGlyphPositions(const LEUnicode chars[], le_int32 offset, le_int32 count, le_bool reverse, LEGlyphID glyphs[], le_int32 glyphCount, float positions[], LEErrorCode &success);
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicShaping.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicShaping.cpp
index 43cf4190fb5..0f5517e5256 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicShaping.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicShaping.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ ArabicShaping::ShapeType ArabicShaping::getShapeType(LEUnicode c)
     return ST_NOSHAPE_NONE;
 }
 
+const char GlyphShaper::fgClassID=0;
+
 #if 0
 const LETag GlyphShaper::isolFeatureTag  = 0x69736F6C; // 'isol'
 const LETag GlyphShaper::initFeatureTag  = 0x696E6974; // 'init'
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicShaping.h b/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicShaping.h
index 9636e21ea73..dd115b8ed8b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicShaping.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/ArabicShaping.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
     virtual void shape(le_int32 outIndex, le_int32 shapeOffset) = 0;
 };
 
-class ArabicShaping : public UObject {
+class ArabicShaping /* not : public UObject because all methods are static */ {
 public:
     // shaping bit masks
     enum ShapingBitMasks
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ public:
     static const le_uint8 glyphDefinitionTable[];
 
 private:
+    // forbid instantiation
+    ArabicShaping();
+
     static ShapeType getShapeType(LEUnicode c);
 
     static const ShapeType shapeTypes[];
@@ -68,6 +71,20 @@ public:
     GlyphShaper(const LETag **outputTags);
     ~GlyphShaper();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     const LETag **charTags;
 
@@ -85,6 +102,11 @@ private:
 
     static const LETag tagArray[];
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 class CharShaper : public Shaper
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/ContextualGlyphSubstProc.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/ContextualGlyphSubstProc.cpp
index 16fddd29231..44ee08ed837 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/ContextualGlyphSubstProc.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/ContextualGlyphSubstProc.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char ContextualGlyphSubstitutionProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 ContextualGlyphSubstitutionProcessor::ContextualGlyphSubstitutionProcessor(const MorphSubtableHeader *morphSubtableHeader)
   : StateTableProcessor(morphSubtableHeader)
 {
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/ContextualGlyphSubstProc.h b/icu4c/source/layout/ContextualGlyphSubstProc.h
index 25d93069072..7be36cd8aaf 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/ContextualGlyphSubstProc.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/ContextualGlyphSubstProc.h
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ public:
     ContextualGlyphSubstitutionProcessor(const MorphSubtableHeader *morphSubtableHeader);
     virtual ~ContextualGlyphSubstitutionProcessor();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     ContextualGlyphSubstitutionProcessor();
 
@@ -39,6 +53,14 @@ protected:
     le_int32 markGlyph;
 
     const ContextualGlyphSubstitutionHeader *contextualGlyphSubstitutionHeader;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/GXLayoutEngine.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/GXLayoutEngine.cpp
index 753683cc144..5273264a3cb 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/GXLayoutEngine.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/GXLayoutEngine.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char GXLayoutEngine::fgClassID=0;
+
 GXLayoutEngine::GXLayoutEngine(const LEFontInstance *fontInstance, le_int32 scriptCode, le_int32 languageCode, const MorphTableHeader *morphTable) 
     : LayoutEngine(fontInstance, scriptCode, languageCode), fMorphTable(morphTable)
 {
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/GXLayoutEngine.h b/icu4c/source/layout/GXLayoutEngine.h
index 3b508973591..e15caf7b339 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/GXLayoutEngine.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/GXLayoutEngine.h
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ public:
      */
     virtual ~GXLayoutEngine();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
 
     /**
@@ -96,6 +110,14 @@ protected:
      */
     virtual void adjustGlyphPositions(const LEUnicode chars[], le_int32 offset, le_int32 count, le_bool reverse, LEGlyphID glyphs[],
         le_int32 glyphCount, float positions[], LEErrorCode &success);
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphIterator.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphIterator.cpp
index 50503e7f663..5bfc9b71741 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphIterator.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphIterator.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char GlyphIterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 GlyphIterator::GlyphIterator(LEGlyphID *theGlyphs, GlyphPositionAdjustment *theGlyphPositionAdjustments, le_int32 theGlyphCount,
     le_bool rightToLeft, le_uint16 theLookupFlags, LETag theFeatureTag, const LETag *theGlyphTags[],
     const GlyphDefinitionTableHeader *theGlyphDefinitionTableHeader)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphIterator.h b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphIterator.h
index 6ee32ef3ac9..4a5cc994941 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphIterator.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphIterator.h
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ public:
     void adjustCursiveLastGlyphPositionAdjustment(float xPlacmentAdjust, float yPlacementAdjust,
                                            float xAdvanceAdjust, float yAdvanceAdjust);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     GlyphIterator();
     le_bool filterGlyph(le_uint32 index) const;
@@ -86,6 +100,12 @@ private:
     const LETag **glyphTags;
     const GlyphClassDefinitionTable *glyphClassDefinitionTable;
     const MarkAttachClassDefinitionTable *markAttachClassDefinitionTable;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPositionAdjustments.h b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPositionAdjustments.h
index 7dd5060b61f..95cf6dc5c75 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPositionAdjustments.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPositionAdjustments.h
@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ public:
     void    adjustXAdvance(float xAdjustment);
     void    adjustYAdvance(float yAdjustment);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     float xPlacement;
     float yPlacement;
@@ -46,6 +60,12 @@ private:
     float yAdvance;
 
     le_int32 baseOffset;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline GlyphPositionAdjustment::GlyphPositionAdjustment()
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPositioningTables.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPositioningTables.cpp
index ead6d1e8e87..f7f420a3eb2 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPositioningTables.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPositioningTables.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char GlyphPositionAdjustment::fgClassID=0;
+
 void GlyphPositioningTableHeader::process(LEGlyphID *glyphs, GlyphPositionAdjustment *glyphPositionAdjustments,
                                           const LETag **glyphTags, le_int32 glyphCount, le_bool rightToLeft,
                                           LETag scriptTag, LETag languageTag,
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPosnLookupProc.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPosnLookupProc.cpp
index 71c69aa70db..6c55d1a9c82 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPosnLookupProc.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPosnLookupProc.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 typedef ContextualSubstitutionSubtable ContextualPositioningSubtable;
 typedef ChainingContextualSubstitutionSubtable ChainingContextualPositioningSubtable;
 
+const char GlyphPositioningLookupProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 GlyphPositioningLookupProcessor::GlyphPositioningLookupProcessor(
         const GlyphPositioningTableHeader *glyphPositioningTableHeader,
         LETag scriptTag, LETag languageTag, const LETag *featureOrder)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPosnLookupProc.h b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPosnLookupProc.h
index 4572351aee7..171fc64edb5 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPosnLookupProc.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphPosnLookupProc.h
@@ -31,8 +31,30 @@ public:
     virtual le_uint32 applySubtable(const LookupSubtable *lookupSubtable, le_uint16 lookupType, GlyphIterator *glyphIterator,
         const LEFontInstance *fontInstance) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
     GlyphPositioningLookupProcessor();
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphSubstLookupProc.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphSubstLookupProc.cpp
index d7574502a68..73aa99331b7 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphSubstLookupProc.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphSubstLookupProc.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char GlyphSubstitutionLookupProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 GlyphSubstitutionLookupProcessor::GlyphSubstitutionLookupProcessor(
         const GlyphSubstitutionTableHeader *glyphSubstitutionTableHeader,
         LETag scriptTag, LETag languageTag, const LEGlyphFilter *filter, const LETag *featureOrder)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphSubstLookupProc.h b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphSubstLookupProc.h
index 6dd89cbc3e0..e2cdd503485 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphSubstLookupProc.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/GlyphSubstLookupProc.h
@@ -32,11 +32,31 @@ public:
     virtual le_uint32 applySubtable(const LookupSubtable *lookupSubtable, le_uint16 lookupType, GlyphIterator *glyphIterator,
         const LEFontInstance *fontInstance) const;
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
     GlyphSubstitutionLookupProcessor();
 
 private:
     const LEGlyphFilter *fFilter;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/HebrewShaping.h b/icu4c/source/layout/HebrewShaping.h
index 4d3be7c78c9..6b08b445e43 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/HebrewShaping.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/HebrewShaping.h
@@ -13,13 +13,17 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
-class HebrewShaping : public UObject {
+class HebrewShaping /* not : public UObject because all methods are static */ {
 public:
     static void shape(const LEUnicode *chars, le_int32 offset, le_int32 charCount, le_int32 charMax,
                       le_bool rightToLeft, const LETag **tags);
 
     static const le_uint8 glyphSubstitutionTable[];
     static const le_uint8 glyphDefinitionTable[];
+
+private:
+    // forbid instantiation
+    HebrewShaping();
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicLayoutEngine.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicLayoutEngine.cpp
index a42f1ccb906..7a362023df1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicLayoutEngine.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicLayoutEngine.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char IndicOpenTypeLayoutEngine::fgClassID=0;
+
 IndicOpenTypeLayoutEngine::IndicOpenTypeLayoutEngine(const LEFontInstance *fontInstance, le_int32 scriptCode, le_int32 languageCode,
                     const GlyphSubstitutionTableHeader *gsubTable)
     : OpenTypeLayoutEngine(fontInstance, scriptCode, languageCode, gsubTable)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicLayoutEngine.h b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicLayoutEngine.h
index d4815f885f5..e4c19d5f185 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicLayoutEngine.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicLayoutEngine.h
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ public:
      */
    virtual ~IndicOpenTypeLayoutEngine();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
 
     /**
@@ -128,6 +142,14 @@ protected:
     // Output: glyphs, char indices
     virtual le_int32 glyphProcessing(const LEUnicode chars[], le_int32 offset, le_int32 count, le_int32 max, le_bool rightToLeft,
             const LETag **featureTags, LEGlyphID *&glyphs, le_int32 *&charIndices, LEErrorCode &success);
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicRearrangementProcessor.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicRearrangementProcessor.cpp
index 330d2e34a9e..f5695e5b795 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicRearrangementProcessor.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicRearrangementProcessor.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char IndicRearrangementProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 IndicRearrangementProcessor::IndicRearrangementProcessor(const MorphSubtableHeader *morphSubtableHeader)
   : StateTableProcessor(morphSubtableHeader)
 {
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicRearrangementProcessor.h b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicRearrangementProcessor.h
index ea8cc14e5e6..dd0622c694d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicRearrangementProcessor.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicRearrangementProcessor.h
@@ -31,12 +31,34 @@ public:
     IndicRearrangementProcessor(const MorphSubtableHeader *morphSubtableHeader);
     virtual ~IndicRearrangementProcessor();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
     le_int32 firstGlyph;
     le_int32 lastGlyph;
 
     const IndicRearrangementStateEntry *entryTable;
     const IndicRearrangementSubtableHeader *indicRearrangementSubtableHeader;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicReordering.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicReordering.cpp
index c98245f7fd5..650148b0b37 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicReordering.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicReordering.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ private:
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
 public:
     ReorderingOutput(LEUnicode *outChars, le_int32 *charIndices, const LETag **charTags)
         : fOutIndex(0), fOutChars(outChars), fCharIndices(charIndices), fCharTags(charTags),
@@ -131,8 +137,24 @@ public:
     {
         return fOutIndex;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
 };
 
+const char ReorderingOutput::fgClassID=0;
+
 enum
 {
     C_DOTTED_CIRCLE = 0x25CC
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicReordering.h b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicReordering.h
index 5e16671b0f0..51066eb5ba6 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicReordering.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicReordering.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct IndicClassTable
     static const IndicClassTable *getScriptClassTable(le_int32 scriptCode);
 };
 
-class IndicReordering : public UObject {
+class IndicReordering /* not : public UObject because all methods are static */ {
 public:
     static le_int32 getWorstCaseExpansion(le_int32 scriptCode);
 
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ public:
     static const LETag *getFeatureOrder();
 
 private:
+    // do not instantiate
+    IndicReordering();
+
     static le_int32 findSyllable(const IndicClassTable *classTable, const LEUnicode *chars, le_int32 prev, le_int32 charCount);
 
 };
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/LayoutEngine.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/LayoutEngine.cpp
index d65bcc5be2e..c52885f3549 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/LayoutEngine.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/LayoutEngine.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ LEUnicode32 DefaultCharMapper::mapChar(LEUnicode32 ch) const
     return ch;
 }
 
+const char LayoutEngine::fgClassID=0;
+
 LayoutEngine::LayoutEngine(const LEFontInstance *fontInstance, le_int32 scriptCode, le_int32 languageCode)
     : fGlyphCount(0), fGlyphs(NULL), fCharIndices(NULL), fPositions(NULL),
       fFontInstance(fontInstance), fScriptCode(scriptCode), fLanguageCode(languageCode)
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/LayoutEngine.h b/icu4c/source/layout/LayoutEngine.h
index 131ab4939af..4ca1c6982d1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/LayoutEngine.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/LayoutEngine.h
@@ -463,6 +463,27 @@ public:
      */
     static LayoutEngine *layoutEngineFactory(const LEFontInstance *fontInstance, le_int32 scriptCode, le_int32 languageCode, LEErrorCode &success);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/LigatureSubstProc.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/LigatureSubstProc.cpp
index 9f8406c0426..5716fa9d54d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/LigatureSubstProc.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/LigatureSubstProc.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 #define SignBit(m) ((ExtendedComplement(m) >> 1) & (m))
 #define SignExtend(v,m) (((v) & SignBit(m))? ((v) | ExtendedComplement(m)): (v))
 
+const char LigatureSubstitutionProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 LigatureSubstitutionProcessor::LigatureSubstitutionProcessor(const MorphSubtableHeader *morphSubtableHeader)
   : StateTableProcessor(morphSubtableHeader)
 {
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/LigatureSubstProc.h b/icu4c/source/layout/LigatureSubstProc.h
index b2a436d58c3..dd1c7fd4a61 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/LigatureSubstProc.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/LigatureSubstProc.h
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ public:
     LigatureSubstitutionProcessor(const MorphSubtableHeader *morphSubtableHeader);
     virtual ~LigatureSubstitutionProcessor();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     LigatureSubstitutionProcessor();
 
@@ -45,6 +59,14 @@ protected:
     le_int16 m;
 
     const LigatureSubstitutionHeader *ligatureSubstitutionHeader;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/LookupProcessor.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/LookupProcessor.cpp
index bc259d2140b..9d74cc621d4 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/LookupProcessor.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/LookupProcessor.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char LookupProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 const LETag LookupProcessor::notSelected    = 0x00000000;
 const LETag LookupProcessor::defaultFeature = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/LookupProcessor.h b/icu4c/source/layout/LookupProcessor.h
index 83139efaaea..07d7ced73da 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/LookupProcessor.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/LookupProcessor.h
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~LookupProcessor();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
     LookupProcessor(const char *baseAddress,
         Offset scriptListOffset, Offset featureListOffset, Offset lookupListOffset,
@@ -53,6 +67,14 @@ protected:
 
     le_uint16               *lookupOrderArray;
     le_uint32               lookupOrderCount;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/OpenTypeLayoutEngine.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/OpenTypeLayoutEngine.cpp
index e95021188cd..f5f920cd145 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/OpenTypeLayoutEngine.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/OpenTypeLayoutEngine.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char OpenTypeLayoutEngine::fgClassID=0;
+
 OpenTypeLayoutEngine::OpenTypeLayoutEngine(const LEFontInstance *fontInstance, le_int32 scriptCode, le_int32 languageCode,
                         const GlyphSubstitutionTableHeader *gsubTable)
     : LayoutEngine(fontInstance, scriptCode, languageCode), fFeatureTags(NULL), fGSUBTable(gsubTable),
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/OpenTypeLayoutEngine.h b/icu4c/source/layout/OpenTypeLayoutEngine.h
index 7639007291d..229c5e252ed 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/OpenTypeLayoutEngine.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/OpenTypeLayoutEngine.h
@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@ public:
      */
     static LETag getLangSysTag(le_int32 languageCode);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
 
     /**
@@ -111,6 +125,12 @@ private:
      */
     static const LETag scriptTags[];
 
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
 protected:
     /**
      * An array of pointers to four byte feature tags.
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentArrayProcessor.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentArrayProcessor.cpp
index 4a633797948..7e2336a25fc 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentArrayProcessor.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentArrayProcessor.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char SegmentArrayProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 SegmentArrayProcessor::SegmentArrayProcessor()
 {
 }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentArrayProcessor.h b/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentArrayProcessor.h
index 9e6610fc35d..5043937ee2e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentArrayProcessor.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentArrayProcessor.h
@@ -25,11 +25,33 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~SegmentArrayProcessor();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     SegmentArrayProcessor();
 
 protected:
     const SegmentArrayLookupTable *segmentArrayLookupTable;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentSingleProcessor.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentSingleProcessor.cpp
index 7d49db2a72d..d2ececaaebd 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentSingleProcessor.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentSingleProcessor.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char SegmentSingleProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 SegmentSingleProcessor::SegmentSingleProcessor()
 {
 }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentSingleProcessor.h b/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentSingleProcessor.h
index 18576842c3c..e13860fa2ec 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentSingleProcessor.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/SegmentSingleProcessor.h
@@ -25,11 +25,33 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~SegmentSingleProcessor();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     SegmentSingleProcessor();
 
 protected:
     const SegmentSingleLookupTable *segmentSingleLookupTable;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/SimpleArrayProcessor.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/SimpleArrayProcessor.cpp
index fbc1fa9d9a2..72fa3da290f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/SimpleArrayProcessor.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/SimpleArrayProcessor.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char SimpleArrayProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 SimpleArrayProcessor::SimpleArrayProcessor()
 {
 }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/SimpleArrayProcessor.h b/icu4c/source/layout/SimpleArrayProcessor.h
index d1ccea07b06..18072b8a52f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/SimpleArrayProcessor.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/SimpleArrayProcessor.h
@@ -25,11 +25,33 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~SimpleArrayProcessor();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     SimpleArrayProcessor();
 
 protected:
     const SimpleArrayLookupTable *simpleArrayLookupTable;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/SingleTableProcessor.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/SingleTableProcessor.cpp
index b5a5c63fa55..22be7c14450 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/SingleTableProcessor.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/SingleTableProcessor.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char SingleTableProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 SingleTableProcessor::SingleTableProcessor()
 {
 }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/SingleTableProcessor.h b/icu4c/source/layout/SingleTableProcessor.h
index 9d7efea61fc..e1cd01fc3ba 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/SingleTableProcessor.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/SingleTableProcessor.h
@@ -25,11 +25,33 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~SingleTableProcessor();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     SingleTableProcessor();
 
 protected:
     const SingleTableLookupTable *singleTableLookupTable;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/SubtableProcessor.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/SubtableProcessor.cpp
index 647e95f8c27..f28d3d196b2 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/SubtableProcessor.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/SubtableProcessor.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char SubtableProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 SubtableProcessor::SubtableProcessor()
 {
 }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/SubtableProcessor.h b/icu4c/source/layout/SubtableProcessor.h
index ea55aea6efd..e5385e24f7c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/SubtableProcessor.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/SubtableProcessor.h
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ public:
     virtual void process(LEGlyphID *glyphs, le_int32 *charIndices, le_int32 glyph) = 0;
     virtual ~SubtableProcessor();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
     SubtableProcessor(const MorphSubtableHeader *morphSubtableHeader);
 
@@ -28,6 +42,14 @@ protected:
     FeatureFlags subtableFeatures;
 
     const MorphSubtableHeader *subtableHeader;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiLayoutEngine.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiLayoutEngine.cpp
index 116e84ed154..dc27ba766ac 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiLayoutEngine.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiLayoutEngine.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char ThaiLayoutEngine::fgClassID=0;
+
 ThaiLayoutEngine::ThaiLayoutEngine(const LEFontInstance *fontInstance, le_int32 scriptCode, le_int32 languageCode)
     : LayoutEngine(fontInstance, scriptCode, languageCode)
 {
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiLayoutEngine.h b/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiLayoutEngine.h
index a2acc165377..6efead237d1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiLayoutEngine.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiLayoutEngine.h
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ public:
      */
     virtual ~ThaiLayoutEngine();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
     /**
      * A small integer indicating which Thai encoding
@@ -87,6 +101,14 @@ protected:
      */
     virtual le_int32 computeGlyphs(const LEUnicode chars[], le_int32 offset, le_int32 count, le_int32 max, le_bool rightToLeft,
         LEGlyphID *&glyphs, le_int32 *&charIndices, LEErrorCode &success);
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiShaping.h b/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiShaping.h
index 0553ab67ed4..02ea2cd04d9 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiShaping.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/ThaiShaping.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     virtual le_bool filter(LEGlyphID glyph);
 };
 
-class ThaiShaping : public UObject {
+class ThaiShaping /* not : public UObject because all methods are static */ {
 public:
 
     enum {
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public:
         LEUnicode errorChar, LEUnicode *output, le_int32 *charIndicies);
 
 private:
+    // forbid instantiation
+    ThaiShaping();
 
     static const le_uint8 classTable[];
     static const StateTransition thaiStateTable[][classCount];
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/TrimmedArrayProcessor.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/TrimmedArrayProcessor.cpp
index 58a08b6a1ae..e80eacc2abf 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/TrimmedArrayProcessor.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/TrimmedArrayProcessor.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+const char TrimmedArrayProcessor::fgClassID=0;
+
 TrimmedArrayProcessor::TrimmedArrayProcessor()
 {
 }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/TrimmedArrayProcessor.h b/icu4c/source/layout/TrimmedArrayProcessor.h
index 620f2f27627..38bf373b5de 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/TrimmedArrayProcessor.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/TrimmedArrayProcessor.h
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~TrimmedArrayProcessor();
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private:
     TrimmedArrayProcessor();
 
@@ -32,6 +46,14 @@ protected:
     le_int16 firstGlyph;
     le_int16 lastGlyph;
     const TrimmedArrayLookupTable *trimmedArrayLookupTable;
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 U_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/loengine.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/loengine.cpp
index ae5b4178b2a..5e33d12e020 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/loengine.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/loengine.cpp
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
  * exported by the build...
  */
 
-
+const char ICULayoutEngine::fgClassID=0;
diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/unicode/loengine.h b/icu4c/source/layout/unicode/loengine.h
index bb8ddd6626a..bf686e671ba 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/unicode/loengine.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/unicode/loengine.h
@@ -220,6 +220,28 @@ public:
     static ICULayoutEngine *createInstance(const LEFontInstance *fontInstance,
                                            UScriptCode script, Locale &locale,
                                            UErrorCode &success);
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 inline ICULayoutEngine::ICULayoutEngine()
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/reptest.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/reptest.cpp
index 0a932d86a16..5a77b597039 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/reptest.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/reptest.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ class TestReplaceable : public Replaceable {
     UnicodeString styles;
     
     static const UChar defaultStyle;
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
+
 public:    
     TestReplaceable (const UnicodeString& text, 
                      const UnicodeString& newStyles) {
@@ -70,6 +77,20 @@ public:
         chars.extractBetween(start, limit, result);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
     virtual int32_t getLength() const {
         return chars.length();
@@ -115,6 +136,8 @@ protected:
     }
 };
 
+const char TestReplaceable::fgClassID=0;
+
 const UChar TestReplaceable::defaultStyle  = 0x005F;
 
 void
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/srchtest.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/srchtest.cpp
index c672dedd31a..32bcfcbf65d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/srchtest.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/srchtest.cpp
@@ -1987,11 +1987,36 @@ public:
     void            setOffset(int32_t position, UErrorCode &status);
     int32_t     getOffset() const;
     SearchIterator* safeClone() const;
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 protected:
     int32_t     handleNext(int32_t position, UErrorCode &status);
     int32_t     handlePrev(int32_t position, UErrorCode &status);
+
+private:
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
+const char TempSearch::fgClassID=0;
+
 TempSearch::TempSearch() : SearchIterator()
 {
 }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/transrt.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/transrt.cpp
index 8b5dd15638a..038f0cc8821 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/transrt.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/transrt.cpp
@@ -216,20 +216,41 @@ UBool LegalGreek::isRho(UChar c) {
 // AbbreviatedUnicodeSetIterator Interface ---------------------------------------------
 
 class AbbreviatedUnicodeSetIterator : public UnicodeSetIterator {
-
 public :
 
     AbbreviatedUnicodeSetIterator();
     virtual ~AbbreviatedUnicodeSetIterator();
     void reset(UnicodeSet& set, UBool abb = FALSE);
 
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    virtual inline UClassID getDynamicClassID() const { return getStaticClassID(); }
+
+    /**
+     * ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.
+     *
+     * @draft ICU 2.2
+     */
+    static inline UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
+
 private :
     UBool abbreviated;
     virtual void loadRange(int32_t range);
+
+    /**
+     * The address of this static class variable serves as this class's ID
+     * for ICU "poor man's RTTI".
+     */
+    static const char fgClassID;
 };
 
 // AbbreviatedUnicodeSetIterator Implementation ---------------------------------------
 
+const char AbbreviatedUnicodeSetIterator::fgClassID=0;
+
 AbbreviatedUnicodeSetIterator::AbbreviatedUnicodeSetIterator() :
     UnicodeSetIterator(), abbreviated(FALSE) {
 }