diff --git a/pglablib/PgClassContainer.cpp b/pglablib/PgClassContainer.cpp
index 701dc68..94d10b4 100644
--- a/pglablib/PgClassContainer.cpp
+++ b/pglablib/PgClassContainer.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ PgClass PgClassContainer::loadElem(const Pgsql::Row &row)
 		>> v.tuples_est >> v.toastrelid >> v.isshared >> v.persistence
 		>> v.kind >> v.hasoids >> v.ispopulated >> v.frozenxid >> v.minmxid;
 
-	col.getAsArray<QString>(std::back_inserter(v.acl), Pgsql::NullHandling::Ignore);
-	col.getAsArray<QString>(std::back_inserter(v.options), Pgsql::NullHandling::Ignore);
+	col.getAsArray<QString>(std::back_inserter(v.acl), QString());
+	col.getAsArray<QString>(std::back_inserter(v.options), QString());
 
 	auto cat = m_catalogue.lock();
 	auto ns = cat->namespaces()->getByKey(v.relnamespace);
diff --git a/pgsql/Pgsql_Col.h b/pgsql/Pgsql_Col.h
index 8136eb7..0c0cd36 100644
--- a/pgsql/Pgsql_Col.h
+++ b/pgsql/Pgsql_Col.h
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 		}
 
 		template <typename E, typename I>
-		void getAsArray(I insert_iter, const E &value_for_nulls) const
+		Col& getAsArray(I insert_iter, const E &value_for_nulls)
 		{
 			nextValue().getAsArray<E, I>(insert_iter, value_for_nulls);
 			return *this;
 		}
 
 		template <typename E, typename I>
-		void getAsArrayOfOptional(I insert_iter) const
+		Col& getAsArrayOfOptional(I insert_iter)
 		{
 			nextValue().getAsArrayOfOptional<E, I>(insert_iter);
 			return *this;
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 		int col = -1;
 	};
 
+	template <typename T>
+	Col& operator>>(Col &c, std::vector<T> &s)
+	{
+		return c.getAsArray<T>(std::back_inserter(s));
+	}
+
 	template <typename T>
 	Col& operator>>(Col &c, T &s)
 	{
diff --git a/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h b/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h
index 2c28e2b..b27f7ca 100644
--- a/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h
+++ b/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QDateTime>
+#include <boost/optional.hpp>
 
 namespace Pgsql {
 
@@ -149,10 +150,24 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 		Oid m_typ;
 	};
 
+	template <typename T>
+	void operator<<(boost::optional<T> &s, const Value &v)
+	{
+		if (v.null())
+			s = boost::optional<T>();
+		else
+			*s << v;
+	}
+
+	template <typename T>
+	void operator<<(std::vector<T> &s, const Value &v)
+	{
+		v.getAsArray(std::back_inserter(s));
+	}
+
 	template <typename T>
 	void operator<<(T &s, const Value &v)
 	{
-		//s = static_cast<T>(v);
 		s = v.operator T();
 	}
 	
diff --git a/tests/PgsqlTests/tst_Value.cpp b/tests/PgsqlTests/tst_Value.cpp
index fa7b8ed..dd66495 100644
--- a/tests/PgsqlTests/tst_Value.cpp
+++ b/tests/PgsqlTests/tst_Value.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ TEST(Pgsql_Value, getAsArray_Ints)
 	ASSERT_EQ(r[1], 2);
 }
 
+
 TEST(Pgsql_Value, getAsArray_QDateTime)
 {
 	Pgsql::Value v("{\"2017-12-11 10:11:22\",\"2017-12-13 12:00:11\"}", text_array_oid);