diff --git a/src/include/ranges/multi_range.h b/src/include/ranges/multi_range.h
index 2c86698..f6f923c 100644
--- a/src/include/ranges/multi_range.h
+++ b/src/include/ranges/multi_range.h
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	template <size_t N>
 	auto get() const -> decltype( *std::get<N>( mSpace ) )&;
 
+	size_t getMeta(const MetaType& metaPos) const;
+
 	template <size_t N>
 	auto getPtr() const -> decltype( std::get<N>( mSpace ) )&;
 
@@ -556,6 +558,12 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	return *std::get<N>(mSpace);
     }
 
+    template <class... Ranges>
+    size_t MultiRange<Ranges...>::getMeta(const MetaType& metaPos) const
+    {
+	return RPackNum<sizeof...(Ranges)-1>::getMeta(mSpace,metaPos);
+    }
+
     template <class... Ranges>
     template <size_t N>
     auto MultiRange<Ranges...>::getPtr() const -> decltype( std::get<N>( mSpace ) )&
diff --git a/src/include/ranges/rpack_num.cc.h b/src/include/ranges/rpack_num.cc.h
index d032ae8..9d74c2c 100644
--- a/src/include/ranges/rpack_num.cc.h
+++ b/src/include/ranges/rpack_num.cc.h
@@ -405,6 +405,15 @@ namespace MultiArrayHelper
         RPackNum<N-1>::getTypeNum(res, stp);
     }
 
+    template <size_t N>
+    template <class... Ranges>
+    inline size_t RPackNum<N>::getMeta(const std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<Ranges>...>& space,
+				       const std::tuple<typename Ranges::IndexType::MetaType...>& meta)
+    {
+	return RPackNum<N-1>::getMeta(space,meta) * std::get<N>(space)->size() +
+	    std::get<N>(space)->getMeta(std::get<N>(meta));
+    }
+
     
 
     template <class... Indices>
@@ -699,6 +708,13 @@ namespace MultiArrayHelper
         res.insert(res.begin(), tn.begin(), tn.end());
     }
 
+    template <class... Ranges>
+    inline size_t RPackNum<0>::getMeta(const std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<Ranges>...>& space,
+				       const std::tuple<typename Ranges::IndexType::MetaType...>& meta)
+    {
+	return std::get<0>(space)->getMeta(std::get<0>(meta));
+    }
+
     
     template <IndexType IT>
     template <class Index>
diff --git a/src/include/ranges/rpack_num.h b/src/include/ranges/rpack_num.h
index aa85f13..94b4083 100644
--- a/src/include/ranges/rpack_num.h
+++ b/src/include/ranges/rpack_num.h
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ namespace MultiArrayHelper
 
         template <class... Ranges>
         static inline void getTypeNum(vector<size_t>& res, const std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<Ranges>...>& stp);
+
+	template <class... Ranges>
+	static inline size_t getMeta(const std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<Ranges>...>& space,
+				     const std::tuple<typename Ranges::IndexType::MetaType...>& meta);
     };
 
     
@@ -315,6 +319,9 @@ namespace MultiArrayHelper
         template <class... Ranges>
         static inline void getTypeNum(vector<size_t>& res, const std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<Ranges>...>& stp);
 
+	template <class... Ranges>
+	static inline size_t getMeta(const std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<Ranges>...>& space,
+				     const std::tuple<typename Ranges::IndexType::MetaType...>& meta);
     };
     
     template <IndexType IT>