1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/cli/runtime/Num.cs b/src/cli/runtime/Num.cs
index 32f451b7..682381f1 100644
--- a/src/cli/runtime/Num.cs
+++ b/src/cli/runtime/Num.cs
@@ -83,8 +83,18 @@ static public Num from(Object x)
 		else
 			throw new ArgumentException("Cannot convert argument: " + x + " to Num");
 		}
-	}
-
+	}
+
+
+    virtual public byte byteValue()
+        {
+        return checked((byte)intValue());
+        }
+
+    virtual public short shortValue()
+        {
+        return checked((short)intValue());
+        }
 
 	abstract public double doubleValue();