diff --git a/src/org/olap4j/driver/xmla/XmlaOlap4jCellSet.java b/src/org/olap4j/driver/xmla/XmlaOlap4jCellSet.java
index 0061f1e..9bd800a 100644
--- a/src/org/olap4j/driver/xmla/XmlaOlap4jCellSet.java
+++ b/src/org/olap4j/driver/xmla/XmlaOlap4jCellSet.java
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
  * @version $Id$
  * @since May 24, 2007
  */
-abstract class XmlaOlap4jCellSet implements CellSet {
+abstract class XmlaOlap4jCellSet implements CellSet 
+{
+	
     final XmlaOlap4jStatement olap4jStatement;
     protected boolean closed;
     private XmlaOlap4jCellSetMetaData metaData;
@@ -270,10 +272,13 @@ void populate() throws OlapException {
             propertyValues.clear();
             final int cellOrdinal =
                 Integer.valueOf(cell.getAttribute("CellOrdinal"));
-            // todo: convert to type based on <Value xsi:type> attribute
-            final String value = stringElement(cell, "Value");
+            
+            // Get the value casted correctly. 
+            final Object value = this.getTypedValue(cell);
+            
             final String formattedValue = stringElement(cell, "FmtValue");
             final String formatString = stringElement(cell, "FormatString");
+            
             Olap4jUtil.discard(formatString);
             for (Element element : childElements(cell)) {
                 String tag = element.getLocalName();
@@ -294,7 +299,67 @@ void populate() throws OlapException {
         }
     }
 
+    
+    
+    
     /**
+     * 
+     * <p>The value type has to conform to XSD definitions of
+     * the XML element. See http://books.xmlschemata.org/relaxng/relax-CHP-19.html
+     * for a full list of possible data types.
+     * 
+     * <p>Not all types are supported for now. Those not supported fall back
+     * to Strings. Most numeric types are. No dates yet are supported.
+     * 
+     * <p>If any exception is encountered, it returns null.
+     * 
+     * @param cell The cell of which we want the casted object.
+     * @return The object with a correct value.
+     */
+    private Object getTypedValue(Element cell)
+    {
+    	try 
+    	{
+    		Element elm = findChild(cell, MDDATASET_NS, "Value");
+    		
+	    	// The object type is contained in xsi:type attribute.
+	    	String type = elm.getAttribute("xsi:type");
+	    	
+	    	if ( type.equals( "xsd:int" ) )
+	        	return XmlaOlap4jUtil.intElement(cell, "Value");
+	    	
+	    	else if ( type.equals( "xsd:integer" ) )
+	    		return XmlaOlap4jUtil.integerElement(cell, "Value");
+	    	
+	    	else if ( type.equals( "xsd:double" ) )
+	    		return XmlaOlap4jUtil.doubleElement(cell, "Value");
+	    		   	    	
+	        else if ( type.equals( "xsd:float" ) )
+	        	return XmlaOlap4jUtil.floatElement(cell, "Value");
+	    	
+	        else if ( type.equals( "xsd:long" ) )
+	        	return XmlaOlap4jUtil.longElement(cell, "Value");
+	    	
+	        else if ( type.equals( "xsd:boolean" ) )
+	        	return XmlaOlap4jUtil.booleanElement(cell, "Value");
+	    	
+	        else 
+	        	return XmlaOlap4jUtil.stringElement(cell, "Value");
+    	}
+    	
+    	catch (Exception e)
+    	{
+    		System.out.println(e.getMessage());
+    		e.printStackTrace();
+    		return null;
+    	}
+	}
+
+    
+    
+    
+    
+	/**
      * Creates metadata for a cell set, given the DOM of the XMLA result.
      *
      * @param root Root node of XMLA result
diff --git a/src/org/olap4j/driver/xmla/XmlaOlap4jUtil.java b/src/org/olap4j/driver/xmla/XmlaOlap4jUtil.java
index b9ef511..ab3ba86 100644
--- a/src/org/olap4j/driver/xmla/XmlaOlap4jUtil.java
+++ b/src/org/olap4j/driver/xmla/XmlaOlap4jUtil.java
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ static Element findChild(Element element, String ns, String tag) {
         return null;
     }
 
+    
+    
+    
+    
     static String stringElement(Element row, String name) {
         final NodeList childNodes = row.getChildNodes();
         for (int i = 0; i < childNodes.getLength(); i++) {
@@ -180,16 +184,38 @@ static String stringElement(Element row, String name) {
         return null;
     }
 
-    static int integerElement(Element row, String name) {
-        final String value = stringElement(row, name);
-        return Integer.valueOf(value);
+    static Integer integerElement(Element row, String name) 
+    {
+        return Integer.valueOf( stringElement(row, name) );
+    }
+    
+    static int intElement(Element row, String name) 
+    {
+        return integerElement(row, name).intValue();
+    }
+    
+    static Double doubleElement(Element row, String name) 
+    {
+        return Double.valueOf( stringElement(row, name) );
     }
 
-    static boolean booleanElement(Element row, String name) {
-        final String value = stringElement(row, name);
-        return "true".equals(value);
+    static boolean booleanElement(Element row, String name) 
+    {
+        return "true".equals( stringElement(row, name) );
     }
 
+    static Float floatElement(Element row, String name) 
+    {
+        return Float.valueOf( stringElement(row, name) );
+    }
+    
+    static long longElement(Element row, String name) 
+    {
+        return Long.valueOf( stringElement(row, name) ).longValue();
+    }
+    
+    
+    
     static List<Element> childElements(Element memberNode) {
         final List<Element> list = new ArrayList<Element>();
         final NodeList childNodes = memberNode.getChildNodes();