diff --git a/json/tree.cpp b/json/tree.cpp
index fe15118e..0f6a601e 100644
--- a/json/tree.cpp
+++ b/json/tree.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "debug.hpp"
 #include "io.hpp"
 #include "maths.hpp"
+#include "types/casts.hpp"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdlib>
@@ -235,6 +236,35 @@ json::tree::node::as_null (void) const
         { throw json::type_error ("node is not a null"); }
 
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+float
+json::tree::node::as_float (void) const
+{
+    return static_cast<float> (as_number ().native ());
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+double
+json::tree::node::as_double (void) const
+{
+    return as_number ().native ();
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+size_t
+json::tree::node::as_uint (void) const
+{
+    auto val = as_number ().native ();
+    if (!is_integer (val))
+        throw json::type_error ("cast fractional value to uint");
+
+    // TODO: use trunc_cast
+    return static_cast<size_t> (val);
+}
+
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Global operatoers
 
diff --git a/json/tree.hpp b/json/tree.hpp
index 368e85c4..8f5d8d81 100644
--- a/json/tree.hpp
+++ b/json/tree.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ namespace json { namespace tree {
             virtual const boolean& as_boolean (void) const;
             virtual const null&    as_null    (void) const;
 
+            virtual float  as_float  (void) const;
+            virtual double as_double (void) const;
+            virtual size_t as_uint   (void) const;
+
             virtual bool is_object  (void) const { return false; }
             virtual bool is_array   (void) const { return false; }
             virtual bool is_string  (void) const { return false; }