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 7550cae2..86f191c2 100644
--- a/test/JsonObject_Iterator_Tests.cpp
+++ b/test/JsonObject_Iterator_Tests.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ TEST(JsonObject_Iterator_Test, SimpleTest)
 
 	EXPECT_NE(end, it);
 	EXPECT_STREQ("ab", it->key());
-	EXPECT_EQ(12, static_cast<int>(it->value()));
-	++it;
+	EXPECT_EQ(12, it->value().as<int>());	++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>());
 	++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
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80364513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/JsonParser_Nested_Tests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <ArduinoJson/StaticJsonBuffer.hpp>
+
+using namespace ArduinoJson;
+
+TEST(JsonParser_Nested_Tests, ArrayNestedInObject)
+{
+    StaticJsonBuffer<42> jsonBuffer;
+    char jsonString[] = " { \"ab\" : [ 1 , 2 ] , \"cd\" : [ 3 , 4 ] } ";
+    
+    JsonObject object = jsonBuffer.parseObject(jsonString);
+    JsonArray array1 = object["ab"];
+    JsonArray array2 = object["cd"];
+    
+    ASSERT_TRUE(object.success());
+    
+    ASSERT_TRUE(array1.success());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(array2.success());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, array1.size());
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, array2.size());
+    
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, array1[0].as<int>());
+    EXPECT_EQ(2, array1[1].as<int>());
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(3, array2[0].as<int>());
+    EXPECT_EQ(4, array2[1].as<int>());
+}
+
+TEST(JsonParser_Nested_Tests, ObjectNestedInArray)
+{
+    StaticJsonBuffer<42> jsonBuffer;
+    char jsonString[] = " [ { \"a\" : 1 , \"b\" : 2 } , { \"c\" : 3 , \"d\" : 4 } ] ";
+    
+    JsonArray array = jsonBuffer.parseArray(jsonString);
+    JsonObject object1 = array[0];
+    JsonObject object2 = array[1];
+    
+    ASSERT_TRUE(array.success());
+    
+    ASSERT_TRUE(object1.success());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(object2.success());
+    
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, object1.size());
+    ASSERT_EQ(2, object2.size());
+    
+    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: