diff --git a/pvDataApp/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp b/pvDataApp/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp
index a3fe68b..b32d493 100644
--- a/pvDataApp/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp
+++ b/pvDataApp/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ template<> const ScalarType PVFloat::typeCode = pvFloat;
 template<> const ScalarType PVDouble::typeCode = pvDouble;
 template<> const ScalarType PVScalarValue<String>::typeCode = pvString;
 
+//template<> const ScalarType PVBooleanArray::typeCode = pvBoolean;
+template<> const ScalarType PVByteArray::typeCode = pvByte;
+template<> const ScalarType PVShortArray::typeCode = pvShort;
+template<> const ScalarType PVIntArray::typeCode = pvInt;
+template<> const ScalarType PVLongArray::typeCode = pvLong;
+template<> const ScalarType PVUByteArray::typeCode = pvUByte;
+template<> const ScalarType PVUShortArray::typeCode = pvUShort;
+template<> const ScalarType PVUIntArray::typeCode = pvUInt;
+template<> const ScalarType PVULongArray::typeCode = pvULong;
+template<> const ScalarType PVFloatArray::typeCode = pvFloat;
+template<> const ScalarType PVDoubleArray::typeCode = pvDouble;
+template<> const ScalarType PVStringArray::typeCode = pvString;
+
 /** Default storage for scalar values
  */
 template<typename T>
diff --git a/pvDataApp/pv/pvData.h b/pvDataApp/pv/pvData.h
index 418bc43..5cd597a 100644
--- a/pvDataApp/pv/pvData.h
+++ b/pvDataApp/pv/pvData.h
@@ -646,8 +646,24 @@ public:
      */
     const ScalarArrayConstPtr getScalarArray() const ;
 
+    template<ScalarType ID>
+    inline void getAs(typename ScalarTypeTraits<ID>::type* ptr,
+                      size_t count, size_t offset = 0) const
+    {
+        getAs(ID, (void*)ptr, count, offset);
+    }
+
+    template<ScalarType ID>
+    inline void putFrom(const typename ScalarTypeTraits<ID>::type* ptr,
+                 size_t count, size_t offset = 0)
+    {
+        putFrom(ID, (const void*)ptr, count, offset);
+    }
+
 protected:
     PVScalarArray(ScalarArrayConstPtr const & scalarArray);
+    virtual void getAs(ScalarType, void*, size_t, size_t) const = 0;
+    virtual void putFrom(ScalarType, const void*, size_t ,size_t) = 0;
 private:
     friend class PVDataCreate;
 };
@@ -1001,6 +1017,8 @@ public:
     typedef PVValueArray & reference;
     typedef const PVValueArray & const_reference;
 
+    static const ScalarType typeCode;
+
     /**
      * Destructor
      */
@@ -1065,6 +1083,15 @@ protected:
     PVValueArray(ScalarArrayConstPtr const & scalar)
     : PVScalarArray(scalar) {}
     friend class PVDataCreate;
+
+    virtual void getAs(ScalarType dtype, void* ptr, size_t count, size_t offset) const
+    {
+        castUnsafeV(count, dtype, ptr, typeCode, (const void*)(get()+offset));
+    }
+    virtual void putFrom(ScalarType dtype, const void*ptr, size_t count, size_t offset)
+    {
+        castUnsafeV(count, typeCode, (void*)(get()+offset), dtype, ptr);
+    }
 };
 
 template<typename T>