diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.cpp
index 271ce52cb..f0e90b82d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -3672,32 +3672,6 @@ bool LuaScriptEngine::getboundingsphere(int pos) const
     return false;
 }
 
-bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Vec2f& value) const
-{
-    if (!getvec2(pos)) return false;
-
-    value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
-    lua_pop(_lua, 2);
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Vec3f& value) const
-{
-    if (!getvec3(pos)) return false;
-    value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -3), lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
-    lua_pop(_lua, 3);
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Vec4f& value) const
-{
-    if (!getvec4(pos)) return false;
-    value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -4), lua_tonumber(_lua, -3), lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
-    lua_pop(_lua, 4);
-    return true;
-}
-
 bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Matrixf& value) const
 {
     if (!getmatrix(pos)) return false;
@@ -3712,48 +3686,6 @@ bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Matrixf& value) const
     return true;
 }
 
-bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Vec2d& value) const
-{
-    if (!getvec2(pos)) return false;
-
-    value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
-    lua_pop(_lua, 2);
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Vec3d& value) const
-{
-    if (!getvec3(pos)) return false;
-    value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -3), lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
-    lua_pop(_lua, 3);
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Vec4d& value) const
-{
-    if (!getvec4(pos)) return false;
-    value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -4), lua_tonumber(_lua, -3), lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
-    lua_pop(_lua, 4);
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Quat& value) const
-{
-    if (!getvec4(pos)) return false;
-    value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -4), lua_tonumber(_lua, -3), lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
-    lua_pop(_lua, 4);
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Plane& value) const
-{
-    if (!getvec4(pos)) return false;
-    value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -4), lua_tonumber(_lua, -3), lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
-    lua_pop(_lua, 4);
-    return true;
-}
-
 bool LuaScriptEngine::getValue(int pos, osg::Matrixd& value) const
 {
     if (!getmatrix(pos)) return false;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.h b/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.h
index f389f6bc1..091e42880 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.h
@@ -126,15 +126,45 @@ class LuaScriptEngine : public osg::ScriptEngine
         bool getboundingbox(int pos) const;
         bool getboundingsphere(int pos) const;
 
-        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec2f& value) const;
-        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec3f& value) const;
-        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec4f& value) const;
+        template<typename T>
+        bool getVec2(int pos, T& value) const
+        {
+            if (!getvec2(pos)) return false;
 
-        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec2d& value) const;
-        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec3d& value) const;
-        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec4d& value) const;
-        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Quat& value) const;
-        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Plane& value) const;
+            value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
+            lua_pop(_lua, 2);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        template<typename T>
+        bool getVec3(int pos, T& value) const
+        {
+            if (!getvec3(pos)) return false;
+            value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -3), lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
+            lua_pop(_lua, 3);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        template<typename T>
+        bool getVec4(int pos, T& value) const
+        {
+            if (!getvec4(pos)) return false;
+            value.set(lua_tonumber(_lua, -4), lua_tonumber(_lua, -3), lua_tonumber(_lua, -2), lua_tonumber(_lua, -1));
+            lua_pop(_lua, 4);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec2f& value) const { return getVec2(pos, value); }
+        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec3f& value) const { return getVec3(pos, value); }
+        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec4f& value) const { return getVec4(pos, value); }
+
+        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec2d& value) const { return getVec2(pos, value); }
+        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec3d& value) const { return getVec3(pos, value); }
+        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Vec4d& value) const { return getVec4(pos, value); }
+
+        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Quat& value) const { return getVec4(pos, value); }
+        bool getValue(int pos, osg::Plane& value) const { return getVec4(pos, value); }
 
         bool getValue(int pos, osg::Matrixf& value) const;
         bool getValue(int pos, osg::Matrixd& value) const;