diff --git a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonValue.hpp b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonValue.hpp
index 9645b92d..7ba05c0f 100644
--- a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonValue.hpp
+++ b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonValue.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace ArduinoJson
         void operator=(int);
         void operator=(const JsonValue& value) { duplicate(value); }
         void operator=(const Internals::JsonNodeWrapper& object) { duplicate(object); }
-        
+
         operator bool() const;
         operator const char*() const;
         operator double() const;
@@ -35,5 +35,11 @@ namespace ArduinoJson
         operator JsonObject() const;
 
         void set(double value, int decimals);
+
+        template<typename T>
+        T as()
+        {
+            return static_cast<T>(*this);
+        }
     };
 }
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diff --git a/test/JsonArray_Container_Tests.cpp b/test/JsonArray_Container_Tests.cpp
index 323b2434..bd31a7e7 100644
--- a/test/JsonArray_Container_Tests.cpp
+++ b/test/JsonArray_Container_Tests.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ private:
     template<typename T>
     void elementAtIndexMustBe(int index, T expected)
     {
-        EXPECT_EQ(expected, static_cast<T>(array[index]));
+        EXPECT_EQ(expected, array[index].as<T>());
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/JsonArray_Iterator_Tests.cpp b/test/JsonArray_Iterator_Tests.cpp
index 79e23cb3..9d6130be 100644
--- a/test/JsonArray_Iterator_Tests.cpp
+++ b/test/JsonArray_Iterator_Tests.cpp
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ TEST(JsonArray_Iterator_Test, SimpleTest)
 	JsonArrayIterator end = array.end();
 
 	EXPECT_NE(end, it);
-	EXPECT_EQ(12, static_cast<int>(*it));
+	EXPECT_EQ(12, (*it).as<int>()); // TODO: use ->
 	++it;
 	EXPECT_NE(end, it);
-	EXPECT_EQ(34, static_cast<int>(*it));
+	EXPECT_EQ(34, (*it).as<int>()); // TODO: use ->
 	++it;
 	EXPECT_EQ(array.end(), it);
 }
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diff --git a/test/JsonObject_Iterator_Tests.cpp b/test/JsonObject_Iterator_Tests.cpp
index da0b24d7..3973c5f9 100644
--- a/test/JsonObject_Iterator_Tests.cpp
+++ b/test/JsonObject_Iterator_Tests.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ TEST(JsonObject_Iterator_Test, SimpleTest)
 
 	EXPECT_NE(end, it);
 	EXPECT_STREQ("ab", it.key());
-	EXPECT_EQ(12, static_cast<int>(it.value()));
+	EXPECT_EQ(12, it.value().as<int>()); // TODO: use ->
 	++it;
 	EXPECT_NE(end, it);
 	EXPECT_STREQ("cd", it.key());
-	EXPECT_EQ(34, static_cast<int>(it.value()));
+	EXPECT_EQ(34, it.value().as<int>()); // TODO: use ->
 	++it;
 	EXPECT_EQ(object.end(), it);
 }
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diff --git a/test/JsonParser_Array_Tests.cpp b/test/JsonParser_Array_Tests.cpp
index b7e0da15..bd581281 100644
--- a/test/JsonParser_Array_Tests.cpp
+++ b/test/JsonParser_Array_Tests.cpp
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ protected:
     template<typename T>
     void elementAtIndexMustBe(int index, T expected)
     {
-        EXPECT_EQ(expected, static_cast<T>(_array[index]));
+        EXPECT_EQ(expected, _array[index].as<T>());
     }
 
     void elementAtIndexMustBe(int index, const char* expected)
     {
-        EXPECT_STREQ(expected, static_cast<const char*>(_array[index]));
+        EXPECT_STREQ(expected, _array[index].as<const char*>());
     }
 
     StaticJsonBuffer<42> _jsonBuffer;
diff --git a/test/JsonParser_Nested_Tests.cpp b/test/JsonParser_Nested_Tests.cpp
index 07add6fc..80364513 100644
--- a/test/JsonParser_Nested_Tests.cpp
+++ b/test/JsonParser_Nested_Tests.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ TEST(JsonParser_Nested_Tests, ArrayNestedInObject)
     ASSERT_EQ(2, array1.size());
     ASSERT_EQ(2, array2.size());
     
-    EXPECT_EQ(1, static_cast<int>(array1[0]));
-    EXPECT_EQ(2, static_cast<int>(array1[1]));
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, array1[0].as<int>());
+    EXPECT_EQ(2, array1[1].as<int>());
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(3, static_cast<int>(array2[0]));
-    EXPECT_EQ(4, static_cast<int>(array2[1]));
+    EXPECT_EQ(3, array2[0].as<int>());
+    EXPECT_EQ(4, array2[1].as<int>());
 }
 
 TEST(JsonParser_Nested_Tests, ObjectNestedInArray)
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ TEST(JsonParser_Nested_Tests, ObjectNestedInArray)
     ASSERT_EQ(2, object1.size());
     ASSERT_EQ(2, object2.size());
     
-    EXPECT_EQ(1, static_cast<int>(object1["a"]));
-    EXPECT_EQ(2, static_cast<int>(object1["b"]));
-    EXPECT_EQ(3, static_cast<int>(object2["c"]));
-    EXPECT_EQ(4, static_cast<int>(object2["d"]));
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, object1["a"].as<int>());
+    EXPECT_EQ(2, object1["b"].as<int>());
+    EXPECT_EQ(3, object2["c"].as<int>());
+    EXPECT_EQ(4, object2["d"].as<int>());
 }
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diff --git a/test/JsonParser_Object_Tests.cpp b/test/JsonParser_Object_Tests.cpp
index 70f60fea..c91439ad 100644
--- a/test/JsonParser_Object_Tests.cpp
+++ b/test/JsonParser_Object_Tests.cpp
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ protected:
 
 	void keyMustHaveValue(const char* key, const char* expected)
 	{
-		EXPECT_STREQ(expected, static_cast<const char*>(_object[key]));
+		EXPECT_STREQ(expected, _object[key].as<const char*>());
 	}
 
 	template<typename T>
 	void keyMustHaveValue(const char* key, T expected)
 	{
-		EXPECT_EQ(expected, static_cast<T>(_object[key]));
+		EXPECT_EQ(expected, _object[key].as<T>());
 	}
 
 private: