request.args(0,default=0, cast=int, url_onerror=URL(...)), thanks Anthony

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.7 (2012-04-29 18:49:27) dev
+Version 1.99.7 (2012-04-30 11:39:06) dev

gluon/globals.py

@@ -94,15 +94,6 @@ class Request(Storage):
         self.is_local = False
         self.global_settings = settings.global_settings
 
-    def intargs(self,n,default=None,url_onerror=None):
-        k = self.args(n) or default
-        try:
-            return int(k)
-        except (ValueError, TypeError):
-            if url_onerror:
-                redirect(url_onerror)
-            raise HTTP(404)
-
     def compute_uuid(self):
         self.uuid = '%s/%s.%s.%s' % (
             self.application,

gluon/storage.py

@@ -25,11 +25,21 @@ class List(list):
     instead of IndexOutOfBounds
     """
 
-    def __call__(self, i, default=None):
+    def __call__(self, i, default=None, cast=None, url_onerror=None):        
         if 0<=i<len(self):
-            return self[i]
+            value = self[i]
         else:
-            return default
+            value = default
+        if cast:
+            try:
+                value = cast(value)
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                from http import HTTP, redirect
+                if url_onerror:
+                    redirect(url_onerror)
+                else:
+                    raise HTTP(404)
+        return value
 
 class Storage(dict):