diff --git a/src/blackmisc/range.h b/src/blackmisc/range.h
index 91964ea15..5a3d8dac1 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/range.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/range.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         }
 
         //! Explicit conversion to any container of value_type which supports push_back. This will copy elements.
+        //! @{
         template <class T>
         T to() const
         {
@@ -220,6 +221,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             std::copy(begin(), end(), Iterators::makeInsertIterator(container));
             return container;
         }
+        template <template <class...> class T>
+        auto to() const
+        {
+            return to<T<value_type>>();
+        }
+        //! @}
 
         //! Returns true if the range is empty.
         //! @{
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/variant.h b/src/blackmisc/variant.h
index da2416865..566d446cf 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/variant.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/variant.h
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Return the metatype ID of the value in this variant.
         int userType() const { return m_v.userType(); }
 
+        //! Return the QMetaType of the type in this variant.
+        QMetaType metaType() const { return QMetaType(userType()); }
+
         //! \copydoc BlackMisc::Mixin::JsonByMetaClass::toJson
         QJsonObject toJson() const;