API consistency

[potyt]

When I have a Value object, e.g. IntegerValue, how should I get the underlying int out of it?

IntegerValue v = ...;
v.asInt(); // this would look be be correct

now with a BooleanValue:

BooleanValue v = ...;
v.asBool(); // doesn't exist
v.asBoolean(); // doesn't exist
v.getBoolean();  // this is the one!

OK, so my asInt must be the wrong method above...

IntegerValue v = ...;
v.getInteger(); // nope, this doesn't exist
v.getInt(); // nope, this doesn't exist
v.asInt(); // this really is the right one

So I am not sure how to get the actual data out of these value objects, as the methods going to get asXXX or getXXX? Let's try another type:

FloatValue v = ...;
v.asFloat(); // nope, try again
v.getFloat(); // no dice
v.toFloat(); // that kept you on your toes, didn't it!?

So should I be running with asXXX, getXXX, or toXXX? There doesn't appear to be logic behind this, so is it just a random one of those three depending on what the type is?