diff --git a/src/obidmscolumn_idx.c b/src/obidmscolumn_idx.c
index d476ab2..2392adb 100644
--- a/src/obidmscolumn_idx.c
+++ b/src/obidmscolumn_idx.c
@@ -44,3 +44,24 @@ index_t obi_column_get_index(OBIDMS_column_p column, index_t line_nb)
 	return *(((index_t*) (column->data)) + line_nb);
 }
 
+
+index_t obi_column_get_index_with_elt_idx(OBIDMS_column_p column, index_t line_nb, index_t element_idx)
+{
+	if (obi_column_prepare_to_get_value(column, line_nb) < 0)
+		return OBIIdx_NA;
+
+	return *(((index_t*) (column->data)) + (line_nb * ((column->header)->nb_elements_per_line)) + element_idx);
+}
+
+
+index_t obi_column_get_index_with_elt_name(OBIDMS_column_p column, index_t line_nb, const char* element_name)
+{
+	index_t element_idx = obi_column_get_element_index_from_name(column, element_name);
+	if (element_idx == OBIIdx_NA)
+		return OBIIdx_NA;
+
+	return obi_column_get_index_with_elt_idx(column, line_nb, element_idx);
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/obidmscolumn_idx.h b/src/obidmscolumn_idx.h
index aaad05d..2c479eb 100644
--- a/src/obidmscolumn_idx.h
+++ b/src/obidmscolumn_idx.h
@@ -64,5 +64,38 @@ int obi_column_set_index(OBIDMS_column_p column, index_t line_nb, index_t value)
 index_t obi_column_get_index(OBIDMS_column_p column, index_t line_nb);
 
 
+/**
+ * @brief Recovers a value in an OBIDMS column containing data with the type OBI_IDX.
+ *
+ * @param column A pointer as returned by obi_create_column().
+ * @param line_nb The number of the line where the value should be recovered.
+ * @param element_idx The index of the element that should be recovered in the line.
+ *
+ * @returns The recovered value.
+ * @retval OBIIdx_NA the NA value of the type if an error occurred and obi_errno is set.
+ *
+ * @since November 2016
+ * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
+ */
+index_t obi_column_get_index_with_elt_idx(OBIDMS_column_p column, index_t line_nb, index_t element_idx);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Recovers a value in an OBIDMS column containing data with the type OBI_IDX,
+ *        using the name of the element in the line.
+ *
+ * @param column A pointer as returned by obi_create_column() or obi_clone_column().
+ * @param line_nb The number of the line where the value should be recovered.
+ * @param element_name The name of the element that should be recovered in the line.
+ *
+ * @returns The recovered value.
+ * @retval OBIIdx_NA the NA value of the type if an error occurred and obi_errno is set.
+ *
+ * @since November 2016
+ * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
+ */
+index_t obi_column_get_index_with_elt_name(OBIDMS_column_p column, index_t line_nb, const char* element_name);
+
+
 #endif /* OBIDMSCOLUMN_IDX_H_ */
 
diff --git a/src/obiview.c b/src/obiview.c
index 37dba54..06ec468 100644
--- a/src/obiview.c
+++ b/src/obiview.c
@@ -2721,3 +2721,44 @@ const char* obi_get_str_with_elt_name_and_col_name_in_view(Obiview_p view, const
 
 /****************************************/
 
+
+/*********** FOR COLUMNS WITH INDEXED VALUES ***********/
+
+index_t obi_get_index_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(Obiview_p view, OBIDMS_column_p column, index_t line_nb, index_t element_idx)
+{
+	if (prepare_to_get_value_from_column(view, &line_nb) < 0)
+		return OBIIdx_NA;
+	return obi_column_get_index_with_elt_idx(column, line_nb, element_idx);
+}
+
+
+index_t obi_get_index_with_elt_name_and_col_p_in_view(Obiview_p view, OBIDMS_column_p column, index_t line_nb, const char* element_name)
+{
+	index_t element_idx = obi_column_get_element_index_from_name(column, element_name);
+	if (element_idx == OBIIdx_NA)
+		return OBIIdx_NA;
+	return obi_get_index_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(view, column, line_nb, element_idx);
+}
+
+
+index_t obi_get_index_with_elt_idx_and_col_name_in_view(Obiview_p view, const char* column_name, index_t line_nb, index_t element_idx)
+{
+	OBIDMS_column_p column_p;
+	column_p = obi_view_get_column(view, column_name);
+	if (column_p == NULL)
+		return OBIIdx_NA;
+	return obi_get_index_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(view, column_p, line_nb, element_idx);
+}
+
+
+index_t obi_get_index_with_elt_name_and_col_name_in_view(Obiview_p view, const char* column_name, index_t line_nb, const char* element_name)
+{
+	OBIDMS_column_p column_p;
+	column_p = obi_view_get_column(view, column_name);
+	if (column_p == NULL)
+		return OBIIdx_NA;
+	return obi_get_index_with_elt_name_and_col_p_in_view(view, column_p, line_nb, element_name);
+}
+
+/****************************************/
+
diff --git a/src/obiview.h b/src/obiview.h
index f1ff1c5..a15e811 100644
--- a/src/obiview.h
+++ b/src/obiview.h
@@ -1314,4 +1314,53 @@ const char* obi_get_str_with_elt_name_and_col_p_in_view(Obiview_p view, OBIDMS_c
 const char* obi_get_str_with_elt_name_and_col_name_in_view(Obiview_p view, const char* column_name, index_t line_nb, const char* element_name);
 
 
+/**
+ * @brief Recovers a value in an OBIDMS column containing indexes, in the context of a view.
+ *
+ * This enables to recover the indexes in columns containing any type of indexed data (OBI_SEQ, OBI_STR...), for example to quickly test if
+ * the values are identical (same index in the same indexer).
+ *
+ * @param view A pointer on the opened view.
+ * @param column A pointer on the column.
+ * @param line_nb The number of the line where the value should be recovered.
+ * @param element_idx The index of the element that should be recovered in the line.
+ *
+ * @returns The recovered value.
+ * @retval OBIIdx_NA the NA value of the type if an error occurred and obi_errno is set.
+ *
+ * @since November 2016
+ * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
+ */
+index_t obi_get_index_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(Obiview_p view, OBIDMS_column_p column_p, index_t line_nb, index_t element_idx);
+
+
+// TODO
+index_t obi_get_index_with_elt_idx_and_col_name_in_view(Obiview_p view, const char* column_name, index_t line_nb, index_t element_idx);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Recovers a value in an OBIDMS column containing indexes,
+ *        using the name of the element in the line, in the context of a view.
+ *
+ * This enables to recover the indexes in columns containing any type of indexed data (OBI_SEQ, OBI_STR...), for example to quickly test if
+ * the values are identical (same index in the same indexer).
+ *
+ * @param view A pointer on the opened view.
+ * @param column A pointer on the column.
+ * @param line_nb The number of the line where the value should be recovered.
+ * @param element_name The name of the element that should be recovered in the line.
+ *
+ * @returns The recovered value.
+ * @retval OBIIdx_NA the NA value of the type if an error occurred and obi_errno is set.
+ *
+ * @since November 2016
+ * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
+ */
+index_t obi_get_index_with_elt_name_and_col_p_in_view(Obiview_p view, OBIDMS_column_p column_p, index_t line_nb, const char* element_name);
+
+
+// TODO
+index_t obi_get_index_with_elt_name_and_col_name_in_view(Obiview_p view, const char* column_name, index_t line_nb, const char* element_name);
+
+
 #endif /* OBIVIEW_H_ */