2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/reflect/all_test.go b/src/lib/reflect/all_test.go
index 166b20702..e3f6b9b50 100644
--- a/src/lib/reflect/all_test.go
+++ b/src/lib/reflect/all_test.go
@@ -301,6 +301,16 @@ func TestInterfaceGet(t *testing.T) {
 	assert(v3.Type().String(), "float");
 }
 
+func TestInterfaceValue(t *testing.T) {
+	var inter struct { e interface{ } };
+	inter.e = 123.456;
+	v1 := reflect.NewValue(&inter);
+	v2 := v1.(reflect.PtrValue).Sub().(reflect.StructValue).Field(0);
+	assert(v2.Type().String(), "interface { }");
+	v3 := v2.(reflect.InterfaceValue).Value();
+	assert(v3.Type().String(), "float");
+}
+
 func TestCopyArray(t *testing.T) {
 	a := []int{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 9, 8, 7 };
 	b := []int{ 11, 22, 33, 44, 1010, 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44 };
diff --git a/src/lib/reflect/value.go b/src/lib/reflect/value.go
index 7bd6f3b15..ad0cd4655 100644
--- a/src/lib/reflect/value.go
+++ b/src/lib/reflect/value.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ type Value interface {
 	Interface()	interface {};
 }
 
+func NewValue(e interface{}) Value;
+
 // commonValue fields and functionality for all values
 
 type commonValue struct {
@@ -744,6 +746,7 @@ func structCreator(typ Type, addr Addr) Value {
 type InterfaceValue interface {
 	Value;
 	Get()	interface {};	// Get the underlying interface{} value.
+	Value() Value;
 }
 
 type interfaceValueStruct struct {
@@ -754,6 +757,14 @@ func (v *interfaceValueStruct) Get() interface{} {
 	return *(*interface{})(v.addr)
 }
 
+func (v *interfaceValueStruct) Value() Value {
+	i := v.Get();
+	if i == nil {
+		return nil;
+	}
+	return NewValue(i);
+}
+
 func interfaceCreator(typ Type, addr Addr) Value {
 	return &interfaceValueStruct{ commonValue{InterfaceKind, typ, addr} }
 }