diff --git a/src/core/object.cc b/src/core/object.cc
index d85be6e1f..0bf29ae40 100644
--- a/src/core/object.cc
+++ b/src/core/object.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #include "singleton.h"
 #include "trace-resolver.h"
 #include "value.h"
+#include "uint-value.h"
+#include "int-value.h"
+#include "fp-value.h"
+#include "enum-value.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include <vector>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -929,6 +933,27 @@ Object::Set (std::string name, PValue value)
     }
   return DoSet (info.spec, value);
 }
+bool
+Object::SetUint (std::string name, uint64_t value)
+{
+  return Set (name, UintValue (value));
+}
+bool 
+Object::SetInt (std::string name, int64_t value)
+{
+  return Set (name, IntValue (value));
+}
+bool 
+Object::SetFp (std::string name, double value)
+{
+  return Set (name, FpValue (value));
+}
+bool 
+Object::SetEnum (std::string name, int value)
+{
+  return Set (name, EnumValue (value));
+}
+
 bool 
 Object::Get (std::string name, std::string &value) const
 {
@@ -970,6 +995,31 @@ Object::Get (std::string name) const
     }
   return value;
 }
+uint64_t 
+Object::GetUint (std::string name) const
+{
+  UintValue value = Get (name);
+  return value.Get ();
+}
+int64_t 
+Object::GetInt (std::string name) const
+{
+  IntValue value = Get (name);
+  return value.Get ();
+}
+double 
+Object::GetFp (std::string name) const
+{
+  FpValue value = Get (name);
+  return value.Get ();
+}
+int
+Object::GetEnum (std::string name) const
+{
+  EnumValue value = Get (name);
+  return value.Get ();
+}
+
 
 Ptr<Object>
 Object::DoGetObject (TypeId tid) const
diff --git a/src/core/object.h b/src/core/object.h
index 79fadb993..8b8c2fb7c 100644
--- a/src/core/object.h
+++ b/src/core/object.h
@@ -350,6 +350,12 @@ public:
    * 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 @@ public:
    */
   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