diff --git a/tinyxml2.cpp b/tinyxml2.cpp
index a7c2b1c..55d9b1c 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.cpp
+++ b/tinyxml2.cpp
@@ -1461,6 +1461,47 @@ const char* XMLElement::Attribute( const char* name, const char* value ) const
     return 0;
 }
 
+int XMLElement::IntAttribute(const char* name, int defaultValue) const 
+{
+	int i = defaultValue;
+	QueryIntAttribute(name, &i);
+	return i;
+}
+
+unsigned XMLElement::UnsignedAttribute(const char* name, unsigned defaultValue) const 
+{
+	unsigned i = defaultValue;
+	QueryUnsignedAttribute(name, &i);
+	return i;
+}
+
+int64_t XMLElement::Int64Attribute(const char* name, int64_t defaultValue) const 
+{
+	int64_t i = defaultValue;
+	QueryInt64Attribute(name, &i);
+	return i;
+}
+
+bool XMLElement::BoolAttribute(const char* name, bool defaultValue) const 
+{
+	bool b = defaultValue;
+	QueryBoolAttribute(name, &b);
+	return b;
+}
+
+double XMLElement::DoubleAttribute(const char* name, double defaultValue) const 
+{
+	double d = defaultValue;
+	QueryDoubleAttribute(name, &d);
+	return d;
+}
+
+float XMLElement::FloatAttribute(const char* name, float defaultValue) const 
+{
+	float f = defaultValue;
+	QueryFloatAttribute(name, &f);
+	return f;
+}
 
 const char* XMLElement::GetText() const
 {
@@ -1607,6 +1648,47 @@ XMLError XMLElement::QueryFloatText( float* fval ) const
     return XML_NO_TEXT_NODE;
 }
 
+int XMLElement::IntText(int defaultValue) const
+{
+	int i = defaultValue;
+	QueryIntText(&i);
+	return i;
+}
+
+unsigned XMLElement::UnsignedText(unsigned defaultValue) const
+{
+	unsigned i = defaultValue;
+	QueryUnsignedText(&i);
+	return i;
+}
+
+int64_t XMLElement::Int64Text(int64_t defaultValue) const
+{
+	int64_t i = defaultValue;
+	QueryInt64Text(&i);
+	return i;
+}
+
+bool XMLElement::BoolText(bool defaultValue) const
+{
+	bool b = defaultValue;
+	QueryBoolText(&b);
+	return b;
+}
+
+double XMLElement::DoubleText(double defaultValue) const
+{
+	double d = defaultValue;
+	QueryDoubleText(&d);
+	return d;
+}
+
+float XMLElement::FloatText(float defaultValue) const
+{
+	float f = defaultValue;
+	QueryFloatText(&f);
+	return f;
+}
 
 
 XMLAttribute* XMLElement::FindOrCreateAttribute( const char* name )
diff --git a/tinyxml2.h b/tinyxml2.h
index 986431b..d385c85 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.h
+++ b/tinyxml2.h
@@ -1237,44 +1237,17 @@ public:
     	returned if there is an error. For a method with error
     	checking, see QueryIntAttribute()
     */
-    int		 IntAttribute( const char* name ) const		{
-        int i=0;
-        QueryIntAttribute( name, &i );
-        return i;
-    }
-
+	int IntAttribute(const char* name, int defaultValue = 0) const;
     /// See IntAttribute()
-    unsigned UnsignedAttribute( const char* name ) const {
-        unsigned i=0;
-        QueryUnsignedAttribute( name, &i );
-        return i;
-    }
-
+	unsigned UnsignedAttribute(const char* name, unsigned defaultValue = 0) const;
 	/// See IntAttribute()
-	int64_t Int64Attribute(const char* name) const {
-		int64_t i = 0;
-		QueryInt64Attribute(name, &i);
-		return i;
-	}
-
+	int64_t Int64Attribute(const char* name, int64_t defaultValue = 0) const;
 	/// See IntAttribute()
-    bool BoolAttribute( const char* name ) const	{
-        bool b=false;
-        QueryBoolAttribute( name, &b );
-        return b;
-    }
+	bool BoolAttribute(const char* name, bool defaultValue = false) const;
     /// See IntAttribute()
-    double DoubleAttribute( const char* name ) const	{
-        double d=0;
-        QueryDoubleAttribute( name, &d );
-        return d;
-    }
+	double DoubleAttribute(const char* name, double defaultValue = 0) const;
     /// See IntAttribute()
-    float FloatAttribute( const char* name ) const	{
-        float f=0;
-        QueryFloatAttribute( name, &f );
-        return f;
-    }
+	float FloatAttribute(const char* name, float defaultValue = 0) const;
 
     /** Given an attribute name, QueryIntAttribute() returns
     	XML_SUCCESS, XML_WRONG_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE if the conversion
@@ -1548,6 +1521,19 @@ public:
     /// See QueryIntText()
     XMLError QueryFloatText( float* fval ) const;
 
+	int IntText(int defaultValue = 0) const;
+
+	/// See QueryIntText()
+	unsigned UnsignedText(unsigned defaultValue = 0) const;
+	/// See QueryIntText()
+	int64_t Int64Text(int64_t defaultValue = 0) const;
+	/// See QueryIntText()
+	bool BoolText(bool defaultValue = false) const;
+	/// See QueryIntText()
+	double DoubleText(double defaultValue = 0) const;
+	/// See QueryIntText()
+	float FloatText(float defaultValue = 0) const;
+
     // internal:
     enum {
         OPEN,		// <foo>