diff --git a/src_main/core/pipropertystorage.h b/src_main/core/pipropertystorage.h
index 151696ae..48392152 100644
--- a/src_main/core/pipropertystorage.h
+++ b/src_main/core/pipropertystorage.h
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ public:
 	struct Property {
 		Property(const PIString & n = PIString(), const PIString & c = PIString(), const PIVariant & v = PIVariant(), int f = 0):
 			name(n), comment(c), value(v), flags(f) {}
+		bool toBool() const {return value.toBool();}
+		int toInt() const {return value.toInt();}
+		float toFloat() const {return value.toFloat();}
+		double toDouble() const {return value.toDouble();}
+		PIString toString() const {return value.toString();}
 		PIString name;
 		PIString comment;
 		PIVariant value;