--- a/src/core/object.h	Thu Feb 14 23:57:18 2008 +0100
+++ b/src/core/object.h	Fri Feb 15 02:08:55 2008 +0100
@@ -350,6 +350,12 @@
    * Set a single parameter.
    */
   bool Set (std::string name, PValue value);
+
+  bool SetUint (std::string name, uint64_t value);
+  bool SetInt (std::string name, int64_t value);
+  bool SetFp (std::string name, double value);
+  bool SetEnum (std::string name, int value);
+
   /**
    * \param name the name of the parameter to read
    * \param value a reference to the string where the value of the 
@@ -365,6 +371,11 @@
    */
   PValue Get (std::string name) const;
 
+  uint64_t GetUint (std::string name) const;
+  int64_t GetInt (std::string name) const;
+  double GetFp (std::string name) const;
+  int GetEnum (std::string name) const;
+
   /**
    * Increment the reference count. This method should not be called
    * by user code. Object instances are expected to be used in conjunction