--- linuxsampler/trunk/src/scriptvm/common.h	2019/08/30 12:39:18	3583
+++ linuxsampler/trunk/src/scriptvm/common.h	2019/08/30 13:33:32	3584
@@ -515,11 +515,61 @@
 
         /**
          * Calling this method evaluates the expression and returns the value
+         * of the expression as integer and thus behaves similar to the previous
+         * method, however this overridden method automatically takes unit
+         * prefixes into account and returns a converted value corresponding to
+         * the given unit @a prefix expected by the caller.
+         *
+         * Example: Assume this expression was an integer expression '12kHz'
+         * then calling this method as @c evalCastInt(VM_MILLI) would return
+         * the value @c 12000000.
+         *
+         * @param prefix - measuring unit prefix expected for result by caller
+         */
+        vmint evalCastInt(MetricPrefix_t prefix);
+
+        /**
+         * This method behaves like the previous method, just that it takes a
+         * measuring unit prefix with two elements (e.g. "milli cents" for
+         * tuning).
+         *
+         * @param prefix1 - 1st measuring unit prefix element expected by caller
+         * @param prefix2 - 2nd measuring unit prefix element expected by caller
+         */
+        vmint evalCastInt(MetricPrefix_t prefix1, MetricPrefix_t prefix2);
+
+        /**
+         * Calling this method evaluates the expression and returns the value
          * of the expression as real number. If this scalar number expression is
          * an integer expression then this method automatically casts the value
          * from integer to real number.
          */
         vmfloat evalCastReal();
+
+        /**
+         * Calling this method evaluates the expression and returns the value
+         * of the expression as real number and thus behaves similar to the
+         * previous method, however this overridden method automatically takes
+         * unit prefixes into account and returns a converted value
+         * corresponding to the given unit @a prefix expected by the caller.
+         *
+         * Example: Assume this expression was an integer expression '8ms' then
+         * calling this method as @c evalCastReal(VM_NO_PREFIX) would return the
+         * value @c 0.008.
+         *
+         * @param prefix - measuring unit prefix expected for result by caller
+         */
+        vmfloat evalCastReal(MetricPrefix_t prefix);
+
+        /**
+         * This method behaves like the previous method, just that it takes a
+         * measuring unit prefix with two elements (e.g. "milli cents" for
+         * tuning).
+         *
+         * @param prefix1 - 1st measuring unit prefix element expected by caller
+         * @param prefix2 - 2nd measuring unit prefix element expected by caller
+         */
+        vmfloat evalCastReal(MetricPrefix_t prefix1, MetricPrefix_t prefix2);
     };
 
     /** @brief Virtual machine integer expression