3 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/stable/string.cpp b/src/stable/string.cpp
index ce679fe..3029584 100644
--- a/src/stable/string.cpp
+++ b/src/stable/string.cpp
@@ -964,6 +964,25 @@ Bu::String Bu::String::toUpper() const
     return sRet;
 }
 
+int16_t Bu::String::toInt16( int iRadix ) const
+{
+    flatten();
+    return strtol( core->pFirst->pData, NULL, iRadix );
+}
+
+int32_t Bu::String::toInt32( int iRadix ) const
+{
+    flatten();
+    return strtol( core->pFirst->pData, NULL, iRadix );
+}
+
+int64_t Bu::String::toInt64( int iRadix ) const
+{
+    flatten();
+    return strtoll( core->pFirst->pData, NULL, iRadix );
+}
+
+
 Bu::String::const_iterator Bu::String::find( const char cChar,
         Bu::String::const_iterator iStart ) const
 {
diff --git a/src/stable/string.h b/src/stable/string.h
index 131f621..af147a7 100644
--- a/src/stable/string.h
+++ b/src/stable/string.h
@@ -879,6 +879,10 @@ namespace Bu
          */
         String toUpper() const;
 
+        int16_t toInt16( int iRadix=10 ) const;
+        int32_t toInt32( int iRadix=10 ) const;
+        int64_t toInt64( int iRadix=10 ) const;
+
         const_iterator find( const char cChar,
                 const_iterator iStart=const_iterator() ) const;
 
diff --git a/src/stable/variant.h b/src/stable/variant.h
index af06815..7189d7a 100644
--- a/src/stable/variant.h
+++ b/src/stable/variant.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Bu
         virtual const std::type_info &getType() const=0;
         virtual VariantTypeRoot *clone() const=0;
         virtual void format( Bu::Formatter &f ) const=0;
+        virtual const void *rawData() const=0;
     };
 
     template<class t>
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ namespace Bu
         {
             f << data;
         }
+        
+        virtual const void *rawData() const
+        {
+            return &data;
+        }
 
         virtual const std::type_info &getType() const
         {
@@ -173,6 +179,21 @@ namespace Bu
             }
             return dynamic_cast<VariantType<t> *>(pCore)->getData();
         }
+
+        template<class t>
+        t &cast() const
+        {
+            if( !pCore )
+            {
+                throw Bu::ExceptionBase("No data!");
+            }
+
+            t *p = dynamic_cast<t *>(pCore->rawData());
+            if( p == NULL )
+                throw Bu::ExceptionBase("Invalid type conversion.");
+
+            return *p;
+        }
         
         template<class t>
         void set( const t &val )