diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Array.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Array.cpp
index 2358114ef..60ad2eac9 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Array.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Array.cpp
@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@ struct ResizeArray : public osgDB::MethodObject
         osg::Object* indexObject = inputParameters[0].get();
 
         unsigned int index = 0;
-        osg::DoubleValueObject* dvo = dynamic_cast<osg::DoubleValueObject*>(indexObject);
-        if (dvo) index = static_cast<unsigned int>(dvo->getValue());
-        else
-        {
-            osg::UIntValueObject* uivo = dynamic_cast<osg::UIntValueObject*>(indexObject);
-            if (uivo) index = uivo->getValue();
-        }
+        osg::ValueObject* indexObject = inputParameters[0]->asValueObject();
+        if (indexObject) indexObject->getScalarValue(index);
+
         osg::Array* array = reinterpret_cast<osg::Array*>(objectPtr);
         array->resizeArray(index);
 
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Geode.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Geode.cpp
index 252de6b0f..83d8e27eb 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Geode.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Geode.cpp
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ struct GeodeGetDrawable : public osgDB::MethodObject
     {
         if (inputParameters.empty()) return false;
 
-        osg::Object* indexObject = inputParameters[0].get();
-        osg::UIntValueObject* uivo = dynamic_cast<osg::UIntValueObject*>(indexObject);
-        if (!uivo) return false;
+        unsigned int index = 0;
+        osg::ValueObject* indexObject = inputParameters[0]->asValueObject();
+        if (indexObject) indexObject->getScalarValue(index);
 
         osg::Geode* geode = reinterpret_cast<osg::Geode*>(objectPtr);
-        outputParameters.push_back(geode->getDrawable(uivo->getValue()));
+        outputParameters.push_back(geode->getDrawable(index));
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -72,17 +72,9 @@ struct GeodeSetDrawable : public osgDB::MethodObject
     {
         if (inputParameters.size()<2) return false;
 
-        osg::Object* indexObject = inputParameters[0].get();
-        OSG_NOTICE<<"GeodeSetChild "<<indexObject->className()<<std::endl;
-
         unsigned int index = 0;
-        osg::DoubleValueObject* dvo = dynamic_cast<osg::DoubleValueObject*>(indexObject);
-        if (dvo) index = static_cast<unsigned int>(dvo->getValue());
-        else
-        {
-            osg::UIntValueObject* uivo = dynamic_cast<osg::UIntValueObject*>(indexObject);
-            if (uivo) index = uivo->getValue();
-        }
+        osg::ValueObject* indexObject = inputParameters[0]->asValueObject();
+        if (indexObject) indexObject->getScalarValue(index);
 
         osg::Drawable* child = dynamic_cast<osg::Drawable*>(inputParameters[1].get());
         if (!child) return false;
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Group.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Group.cpp
index 2ce8640a2..4f7922eeb 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Group.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Group.cpp
@@ -50,16 +50,10 @@ struct GroupGetChild : public osgDB::MethodObject
     {
         if (inputParameters.empty()) return false;
 
-        osg::Object* indexObject = inputParameters[0].get();
-
         unsigned int index = 0;
-        osg::DoubleValueObject* dvo = dynamic_cast<osg::DoubleValueObject*>(indexObject);
-        if (dvo) index = static_cast<unsigned int>(dvo->getValue());
-        else
-        {
-            osg::UIntValueObject* uivo = dynamic_cast<osg::UIntValueObject*>(indexObject);
-            if (uivo) index = uivo->getValue();
-        }
+        osg::ValueObject* indexObject = inputParameters[0]->asValueObject();
+        if (indexObject) indexObject->getScalarValue(index);
+
         osg::Group* group = reinterpret_cast<osg::Group*>(objectPtr);
         outputParameters.push_back(group->getChild(index));
 
@@ -73,17 +67,9 @@ struct GroupSetChild : public osgDB::MethodObject
     {
         if (inputParameters.size()<2) return false;
 
-        osg::Object* indexObject = inputParameters[0].get();
-        OSG_NOTICE<<"GroupSetChild "<<indexObject->className()<<std::endl;
-
         unsigned int index = 0;
-        osg::DoubleValueObject* dvo = dynamic_cast<osg::DoubleValueObject*>(indexObject);
-        if (dvo) index = static_cast<unsigned int>(dvo->getValue());
-        else
-        {
-            osg::UIntValueObject* uivo = dynamic_cast<osg::UIntValueObject*>(indexObject);
-            if (uivo) index = uivo->getValue();
-        }
+        osg::ValueObject* indexObject = inputParameters[0]->asValueObject();
+        if (indexObject) indexObject->getScalarValue(index);
 
         osg::Node* child = dynamic_cast<osg::Node*>(inputParameters[1].get());
         if (!child) return false;
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/PrimitiveSet.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/PrimitiveSet.cpp
index 3de41c3bc..525bc89a5 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/PrimitiveSet.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/PrimitiveSet.cpp
@@ -121,16 +121,10 @@ struct ResizeDrawElements : public osgDB::MethodObject
     {
         if (inputParameters.empty()) return false;
 
-        osg::Object* indexObject = inputParameters[0].get();
-
         unsigned int index = 0;
-        osg::DoubleValueObject* dvo = dynamic_cast<osg::DoubleValueObject*>(indexObject);
-        if (dvo) index = static_cast<unsigned int>(dvo->getValue());
-        else
-        {
-            osg::UIntValueObject* uivo = dynamic_cast<osg::UIntValueObject*>(indexObject);
-            if (uivo) index = uivo->getValue();
-        }
+        osg::ValueObject* indexObject = inputParameters[0]->asValueObject();
+        if (indexObject) indexObject->getScalarValue(index);
+
         osg::DrawElements* de = reinterpret_cast<osg::DrawElements*>(objectPtr);
         de->resizeElements(index);
 
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Switch.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Switch.cpp
index 3d0108f88..68a6e605e 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Switch.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/Switch.cpp
@@ -10,16 +10,9 @@ struct SwitchGetValue : public osgDB::MethodObject
     {
         if (inputParameters.empty()) return false;
 
-        osg::Object* indexObject = inputParameters[0].get();
-
         unsigned int index = 0;
-        osg::DoubleValueObject* dvo = dynamic_cast<osg::DoubleValueObject*>(indexObject);
-        if (dvo) index = static_cast<unsigned int>(dvo->getValue());
-        else
-        {
-            osg::UIntValueObject* uivo = dynamic_cast<osg::UIntValueObject*>(indexObject);
-            if (uivo) index = uivo->getValue();
-        }
+        osg::ValueObject* indexObject = inputParameters[0]->asValueObject();
+        if (indexObject) indexObject->getScalarValue(index);
 
         osg::Switch* sw = reinterpret_cast<osg::Switch*>(objectPtr);
         outputParameters.push_back(new osg::BoolValueObject("return", sw->getValue(index)));
@@ -35,42 +28,13 @@ struct SwitchSetValue : public osgDB::MethodObject
     {
         if (inputParameters.size()<2) return false;
 
-        osg::Object* indexObject = inputParameters[0].get();
-
         unsigned int index = 0;
-        osg::DoubleValueObject* dvo = dynamic_cast<osg::DoubleValueObject*>(indexObject);
-        if (dvo) index = static_cast<unsigned int>(dvo->getValue());
-        else
-        {
-            osg::UIntValueObject* uivo = dynamic_cast<osg::UIntValueObject*>(indexObject);
-            if (uivo) index = uivo->getValue();
-        }
+        osg::ValueObject* indexObject = inputParameters[0]->asValueObject();
+        if (indexObject) indexObject->getScalarValue(index);
 
         bool enabled = false;
-        osg::Object* valueObject = inputParameters[1].get();
-        if (!valueObject) return false;
-
-        dvo = dynamic_cast<osg::DoubleValueObject*>(valueObject);
-        if (dvo)
-        {
-            enabled = dvo->getValue()!=0.0;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            osg::UIntValueObject* uivo = dynamic_cast<osg::UIntValueObject*>(valueObject);
-            if (uivo)
-            {
-                enabled = uivo->getValue()!=0;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                osg::BoolValueObject* bo = dynamic_cast<osg::BoolValueObject*>(valueObject);
-                if (bo)
-                {
-                    enabled = bo->getValue();
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        osg::ValueObject* valueObject = inputParameters[1]->asValueObject();
+        if (valueObject) valueObject->getScalarValue(enabled);
 
         osg::Switch* sw = reinterpret_cast<osg::Switch*>(objectPtr);
         sw->setValue(index, enabled);