diff --git a/pykd/dbgext.cpp b/pykd/dbgext.cpp
index c53a9dd..36fb439 100644
--- a/pykd/dbgext.cpp
+++ b/pykd/dbgext.cpp
@@ -724,11 +724,11 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE( pykd )
             "Retrieves the type of the target CPU: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_XXX")
         .def( "__str__", &pyDia::Symbol::print)
         .def("__getitem__", &pyDia::Symbol::getChildByName)
-        .def("__len__", (ULONG (pyDia::Symbol::*)())&pyDia::Symbol::getChildCount )
-        .def("__getitem__", (pyDia::SymbolPtr(pyDia::Symbol::*)(ULONG) )&pyDia::Symbol::getChildByIndex)
+        .def("__len__", &pyDia::Symbol::getChildCount )
+        .def("__getitem__", &pyDia::Symbol::getChildByIndex )
         .def("__eq__", &pyDia::Symbol::eq)
         .def("__hash__", &pyDia::Symbol::getIndexId);
-
+    
     python::class_<pyDia::GlobalScope, pyDia::GlobalScopePtr, python::bases<pyDia::Symbol> >(
         "DiaScope", "class wrapper for MS DIA Symbol", python::no_init )
         .def("findByRva", &pyDia::GlobalScope::findByRva, 
diff --git a/pykd/diawrapper.cpp b/pykd/diawrapper.cpp
index 1f64dd4..0e2da88 100644
--- a/pykd/diawrapper.cpp
+++ b/pykd/diawrapper.cpp
@@ -316,61 +316,6 @@ SymbolPtr Symbol::getChildByName(const std::string &_name)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-ULONG Symbol::getChildCount( ULONG symTag )
-{
-    DiaEnumSymbolsPtr symbols;
-    HRESULT hres = 
-        m_symbol->findChildren(
-            static_cast<enum SymTagEnum>(symTag),
-            NULL,
-            nsCaseSensitive,
-            &symbols);
-    if (S_OK != hres)
-        throw Exception("Call IDiaSymbol::findChildren", hres);
-
-    LONG count;
-    hres = symbols->get_Count(&count);
-    if (S_OK != hres)
-        throw Exception("Call IDiaEnumSymbols::get_Count", hres);
-
-    return count;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-SymbolPtr Symbol::getChildByIndex(ULONG _index, ULONG symTag )
-{
-    DiaEnumSymbolsPtr symbols;
-    HRESULT hres = 
-        m_symbol->findChildren(
-             static_cast<enum SymTagEnum>(symTag),
-            NULL,
-            nsCaseSensitive,
-            &symbols);
-    if (S_OK != hres)
-        throw Exception("Call IDiaSymbol::findChildren", hres);
-
-    LONG count;
-    hres = symbols->get_Count(&count);
-    if (S_OK != hres)
-        throw Exception("Call IDiaEnumSymbols::get_Count", hres);
-
-    if (LONG(_index) >= count)
-    {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "Index out of range");
-        boost::python::throw_error_already_set();
-    }
-
-    DiaSymbolPtr child;
-    hres = symbols->Item(_index, &child);
-    if (S_OK != hres)
-        throw Exception("Call IDiaEnumSymbols::Item", hres);
-
-    return SymbolPtr( new Symbol(child, m_machineType) );
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
 std::string Symbol::print()
 {
     return printImpl(m_symbol, m_machineType);
diff --git a/pykd/diawrapper.h b/pykd/diawrapper.h
index 9dbcf47..977fc0a 100644
--- a/pykd/diawrapper.h
+++ b/pykd/diawrapper.h
@@ -134,10 +134,20 @@ public:
 
     SymbolPtr getChildByName(const std::string &_name);
 
-    ULONG getChildCount( ULONG symTag = SymTagNull );
+    template<ULONG symTag>
+    ULONG getChildCount();
 
-    SymbolPtr getChildByIndex(ULONG _index, ULONG symTag = SymTagNull );
+    ULONG getChildCount() {
+        return getChildCount<SymTagNull>();
+    }
 
+    template<ULONG symTag>
+    SymbolPtr getChildByIndex(ULONG _index );
+
+    SymbolPtr getChildByIndex(ULONG _index ) {
+        return getChildByIndex<SymTagNull>( _index );
+    }
+    
     bool isConstant();
 
     std::string print();
@@ -276,4 +286,61 @@ private:
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+template<ULONG symTag>
+ULONG Symbol::getChildCount()
+{
+    DiaEnumSymbolsPtr symbols;
+    HRESULT hres = 
+        m_symbol->findChildren(
+            static_cast<enum SymTagEnum>(symTag),
+            NULL,
+            nsCaseSensitive,
+            &symbols);
+    if (S_OK != hres)
+        throw Exception("Call IDiaSymbol::findChildren", hres);
+
+    LONG count;
+    hres = symbols->get_Count(&count);
+    if (S_OK != hres)
+        throw Exception("Call IDiaEnumSymbols::get_Count", hres);
+
+    return count;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+template<ULONG symTag>
+SymbolPtr Symbol::getChildByIndex(ULONG _index )
+{
+    DiaEnumSymbolsPtr symbols;
+    HRESULT hres = 
+        m_symbol->findChildren(
+             static_cast<enum SymTagEnum>(symTag),
+            NULL,
+            nsCaseSensitive,
+            &symbols);
+    if (S_OK != hres)
+        throw Exception("Call IDiaSymbol::findChildren", hres);
+
+    LONG count;
+    hres = symbols->get_Count(&count);
+    if (S_OK != hres)
+        throw Exception("Call IDiaEnumSymbols::get_Count", hres);
+
+    if (LONG(_index) >= count)
+    {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "Index out of range");
+        boost::python::throw_error_already_set();
+    }
+
+    DiaSymbolPtr child;
+    hres = symbols->Item(_index, &child);
+    if (S_OK != hres)
+        throw Exception("Call IDiaEnumSymbols::Item", hres);
+
+    return SymbolPtr( new Symbol(child, m_machineType) );
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 };
diff --git a/pykd/typeinfo.cpp b/pykd/typeinfo.cpp
index dc07b9d..0bcb096 100644
--- a/pykd/typeinfo.cpp
+++ b/pykd/typeinfo.cpp
@@ -463,10 +463,10 @@ TypeInfoPtr UdtTypeInfo::getField( const std::string &fieldName )
 
 TypeInfoPtr UdtTypeInfo::getFieldByIndex( ULONG index  )
 {
-    if ( index >= m_dia->getChildCount(SymTagData) )
+    if ( index >= m_dia->getChildCount<SymTagData>() )
         throw TypeException( m_dia->getName(), ": field not found" );
 
-    pyDia::SymbolPtr field = m_dia->getChildByIndex(index, SymTagData);
+    pyDia::SymbolPtr field = m_dia->getChildByIndex<SymTagData>(index);
 
     if ( !field )
         throw TypeException( m_dia->getName(), ": field not found" );
@@ -480,10 +480,10 @@ TypeInfoPtr UdtTypeInfo::getFieldByIndex( ULONG index  )
 
 std::string UdtTypeInfo::getFieldNameByIndex( ULONG index )
 {
-    if ( index >= m_dia->getChildCount( SymTagData ) )
+    if ( index >= m_dia->getChildCount<SymTagData>() )
         throw TypeException( m_dia->getName(), ": field not found" );
 
-    pyDia::SymbolPtr field = m_dia->getChildByIndex(index, SymTagData);
+    pyDia::SymbolPtr field = m_dia->getChildByIndex<SymTagData>(index);
 
     if ( !field )
         throw TypeException( m_dia->getName(), ": field not found" );
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ std::string UdtTypeInfo::getFieldNameByIndex( ULONG index )
 
 ULONG UdtTypeInfo::getFieldCount()
 {
-    return m_dia->getChildCount( SymTagData );
+    return m_dia->getChildCount<SymTagData>();
 }
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////