--- a/ezxml.c
+++ b/ezxml.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -72,6 +73,19 @@ ezxml_t ezxml_idx(ezxml_t xml, int idx)
     return xml;
 }
 
+int ezxml_int(ezxml_t xml, int default_value)
+{
+	int ret;
+	
+	if(!xml)
+		return default_value;
+		
+	errno = 0;
+	ret = strtol(xml->txt, NULL, 10);
+
+	return (errno == 0 ? ret : default_value);
+}
+
 // returns the value of the requested tag attribute or NULL if not found
 const char *ezxml_attr(ezxml_t xml, const char *attr)
 {
@@ -89,6 +103,23 @@ const char *ezxml_attr(ezxml_t xml, cons
     return (root->attr[i][j]) ? root->attr[i][j + 1] : NULL; // found default
 }
 
+int ezxml_attr_int(ezxml_t xml, const char *attr, int default_value)
+{
+	int ret;
+	const char *val = NULL;
+	
+	if(!xml)
+		return default_value;
+		
+	if((val = ezxml_attr(xml, attr)) == NULL)
+		return default_value;
+	
+	errno = 0;
+	ret = strtol(val, NULL, 10);
+
+	return (errno == 0 ? ret : default_value);
+}
+
 // same as ezxml_get but takes an already initialized va_list
 ezxml_t ezxml_vget(ezxml_t xml, va_list ap)
 {
@@ -926,6 +957,16 @@ ezxml_t ezxml_set_txt(ezxml_t xml, const
     return xml;
 }
 
+ezxml_t ezxml_set_int(ezxml_t xml, int data)
+{
+	char *buf = NULL;
+	if (! xml) return NULL;
+	
+	asprintf(&buf, "%d", data);
+	
+	return ezxml_set_flag(ezxml_set_txt(xml, buf), EZXML_TXTM);
+}
+
 // Sets the given tag attribute or adds a new attribute if not found. A value
 // of NULL will remove the specified attribute. Returns the tag given.
 ezxml_t ezxml_set_attr(ezxml_t xml, const char *name, const char *value)
@@ -968,6 +1009,15 @@ ezxml_t ezxml_set_attr(ezxml_t xml, cons
     return xml;
 }
 
+ezxml_t ezxml_set_attr_int(ezxml_t xml, const char *name, int data)
+{
+	char *buf = NULL;
+	if (! xml) return NULL;
+	
+	asprintf(&buf, "%d", data);
+	return ezxml_set_attr(ezxml_set_flag(xml, EZXML_DUP), name, buf);
+}
+
 // sets a flag for the given tag and returns the tag
 ezxml_t ezxml_set_flag(ezxml_t xml, short flag)
 {
--- a/ezxml.h
+++ b/ezxml.h
@@ -95,9 +95,13 @@ ezxml_t ezxml_idx(ezxml_t xml, int idx);
 // returns the given tag's character content or empty string if none
 #define ezxml_txt(xml) ((xml) ? xml->txt : "")
 
+int ezxml_int(ezxml_t xml, int default_value);
+
 // returns the value of the requested tag attribute, or NULL if not found
 const char *ezxml_attr(ezxml_t xml, const char *attr);
 
+int ezxml_attr_int(ezxml_t xml, const char *attr, int default_value);
+
 // Traverses the ezxml sturcture to retrieve a specific subtag. Takes a
 // variable length list of tag names and indexes. The argument list must be
 // terminated by either an index of -1 or an empty string tag name. Example: 
@@ -137,6 +141,9 @@ ezxml_t ezxml_add_child(ezxml_t xml, con
 // sets the character content for the given tag and returns the tag
 ezxml_t ezxml_set_txt(ezxml_t xml, const char *txt);
 
+// set int value
+ezxml_t ezxml_set_int(ezxml_t xml, int data);
+
 // wrapper for ezxml_set_txt() that strdup()s txt
 #define ezxml_set_txt_d(xml, txt) \
     ezxml_set_flag(ezxml_set_txt(xml, strdup(txt)), EZXML_TXTM)
@@ -144,6 +151,9 @@ ezxml_t ezxml_set_txt(ezxml_t xml, const
 // Sets the given tag attribute or adds a new attribute if not found. A value
 // of NULL will remove the specified attribute. Returns the tag given.
 ezxml_t ezxml_set_attr(ezxml_t xml, const char *name, const char *value);
+	
+// set int value for an attr
+ezxml_t ezxml_set_attr_int(ezxml_t xml, const char *name, int data);
 
 // Wrapper for ezxml_set_attr() that strdup()s name/value. Value cannot be NULL
 #define ezxml_set_attr_d(xml, name, value) \