1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/int8.go b/int8.go
index aab1022..c51cb4f 100644
--- a/int8.go
+++ b/int8.go
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ func (i *int8Value) Type() string {
 
 func (i *int8Value) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%v", *i) }
 
+func int8Conv(sval string) (interface{}, error) {
+	v, err := strconv.ParseInt(sval, 0, 8)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return int8(v), nil
+}
+
+// GetInt8 return the int8 value of a flag with the given name
+func (f *FlagSet) GetInt8(name string) (int8, error) {
+	val, err := f.getFlagType(name, "int8", int8Conv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return val.(int8), nil
+}
+
 // Int8Var defines an int8 flag with specified name, default value, and usage string.
 // The argument p points to an int8 variable in which to store the value of the flag.
 func (f *FlagSet) Int8Var(p *int8, name string, value int8, usage string) {