diff --git a/src/dobjtype.cpp b/src/dobjtype.cpp
index 68e5e8b312..22dec47a8a 100644
--- a/src/dobjtype.cpp
+++ b/src/dobjtype.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,29 @@ PType::~PType()
 {
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// PType :: SetValue
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void PType::SetValue(void *addr, int val)
+{
+	assert(0 && "Cannot set value for this type");
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// PType :: GetValue
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+int PType::GetValueInt(void *addr)
+{
+	assert(0 && "Cannot get value for this type");
+	return 0;
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // PType :: IsMatch
@@ -360,6 +383,69 @@ PInt::PInt(unsigned int size, bool unsign)
 {
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// PInt :: SetValue
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void PInt::SetValue(void *addr, int val)
+{
+	assert(((intptr_t)addr & (Align - 1)) == 0 && "unaligned address");
+	if (Size == 4)
+	{
+		*(int *)addr = val;
+	}
+	else if (Size == 1)
+	{
+		*(BYTE *)addr = val;
+	}
+	else if (Size == 2)
+	{
+		*(WORD *)addr = val;
+	}
+	else if (Size == 8)
+	{
+		*(QWORD *)addr = val;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		assert(0 && "Unhandled integer size");
+	}
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// PInt :: GetValueInt
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+int PInt::GetValueInt(void *addr)
+{
+	assert(((intptr_t)addr & (Align - 1)) == 0 && "unaligned address");
+	if (Size == 4)
+	{
+		return *(int *)addr;
+	}
+	else if (Size == 1)
+	{
+		return Unsigned ? *(BYTE *)addr : *(SBYTE *)addr;
+	}
+	else if (Size == 2)
+	{
+		return Unsigned ? *(WORD *)addr : *(SWORD *)addr;
+	}
+	else if (Size == 8)
+	{ // truncated output
+		return (int)*(QWORD *)addr;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		assert(0 && "Unhandled integer size");
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
 /* PFloat *****************************************************************/
 
 IMPLEMENT_CLASS(PFloat)
@@ -386,6 +472,46 @@ PFloat::PFloat(unsigned int size)
 {
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// PFloat :: SetValue
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void PFloat::SetValue(void *addr, int val)
+{
+	assert(((intptr_t)addr & (Align - 1)) == 0 && "unaligned address");
+	if (Size == 4)
+	{
+		*(float *)addr = (float)val;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		assert(Size == 8);
+		*(double *)addr = val;
+	}
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// PFloat :: GetValueInt
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+int PFloat::GetValueInt(void *addr)
+{
+	assert(((intptr_t)addr & (Align - 1)) == 0 && "unaligned address");
+	if (Size == 4)
+	{
+		return xs_ToInt(*(float *)addr);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		assert(Size == 8);
+		return xs_ToInt(*(double *)addr);
+	}
+}
+
 /* PString ****************************************************************/
 
 IMPLEMENT_CLASS(PString)
diff --git a/src/dobjtype.h b/src/dobjtype.h
index 17748b13b9..beab897124 100644
--- a/src/dobjtype.h
+++ b/src/dobjtype.h
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ public:
 	PType(unsigned int size, unsigned int align);
 	virtual ~PType();
 
+	// Sets the value of a variable of this type at (addr)
+	virtual void SetValue(void *addr, int val);
+
+	// Gets the value of a variable of this type at (addr)
+	virtual int GetValueInt(void *addr);
+
 	// Returns true if this type matches the two identifiers. Referring to the
 	// above table, any type is identified by at most two characteristics. Each
 	// type that implements this function will cast these to the appropriate type.
@@ -219,6 +225,9 @@ class PInt : public PBasicType
 public:
 	PInt(unsigned int size, bool unsign);
 
+	virtual void SetValue(void *addr, int val);
+	virtual int GetValueInt(void *addr);
+
 	bool Unsigned;
 protected:
 	PInt();
@@ -229,6 +238,9 @@ class PFloat : public PBasicType
 	DECLARE_CLASS(PFloat, PBasicType);
 public:
 	PFloat(unsigned int size);
+
+	virtual void SetValue(void *addr, int val);
+	virtual int GetValueInt(void *addr);
 protected:
 	PFloat();
 };