diff --git a/src/multi_range.cc b/src/multi_range.cc
index 754b13a..dfc9128 100644
--- a/src/multi_range.cc
+++ b/src/multi_range.cc
@@ -710,14 +710,14 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
     
     template <class... Ranges>
     template <size_t N>
-    auto MultiRange<Ranges...>::getRange() -> decltype( std::get<N>(MultiRange<Ranges...>::SpaceType()) )
+    typename std::tuple_element<N, std::tuple<Ranges...> >::type& MultiRange<Ranges...>::getRange()
     {
 	return std::get<N>(mSpace);
     }
 
     template <class... Ranges>
     template <size_t N>
-    auto MultiRange<Ranges...>::getRange() const -> decltype( std::get<N>(MultiRange<Ranges...>::SpaceType()) )
+    typename std::tuple_element<N, std::tuple<Ranges...> >::type const& MultiRange<Ranges...>::getRange() const
     {
 	return std::get<N>(mSpace);
     }
diff --git a/src/multi_range.h b/src/multi_range.h
index 27c1c64..e5d788a 100644
--- a/src/multi_range.h
+++ b/src/multi_range.h
@@ -112,11 +112,13 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	
 	static const size_t dim = sizeof...(Ranges);
 
+	static MultiRange<Ranges...> oType() { return MultiRange<Ranges...>(); }
+	
 	template <size_t N>
-	auto getRange() -> decltype( std::get<N>(SpaceType()) );
+	typename std::tuple_element<N, std::tuple<Ranges...> >::type& getRange();
 
 	template <size_t N>
-	auto getRange() const -> decltype( std::get<N>(SpaceType()) );
+	typename std::tuple_element<N, std::tuple<Ranges...> >::type const& getRange() const;
 	
 	size_t size() const override;
 	const SpaceType& space() const;
diff --git a/src/single_range.h b/src/single_range.h
index b1ca52e..f60ef5e 100644
--- a/src/single_range.h
+++ b/src/single_range.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	DEFAULT_MEMBERS(SingleRange);
 
 	SingleRange(const std::vector<U>& space);
+
+	static SingleRange<U,TYPE> oType() { return SingleRange<U,TYPE>(); }
 	
 	virtual size_t size() const override;
 
@@ -97,6 +99,8 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	DEFAULT_MEMBERS(SingleRange);
 
 	SingleRange(size_t ext);
+
+	static SingleRange<int,RangeType::SPACE> oType() { return SingleRange<int,RangeType::SPACE>(); }
 	
 	virtual size_t size() const override;
 	
@@ -121,6 +125,8 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	DEFAULT_MEMBERS(SingleRange);
 
 	SingleRange(size_t ext);
+
+	static SingleRange<size_t,RangeType::DISTANCE> oType() { return SingleRange<size_t,RangeType::DISTANCE>(); }
 	
 	virtual size_t size() const override;
 	
@@ -145,6 +151,8 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	DEFAULT_MEMBERS(SingleRange);
 
 	SingleRange(size_t num);
+
+	static SingleRange<size_t,RangeType::ENSEMBLE> oType() { return SingleRange<size_t,RangeType::ENSEMBLE>(); }
 	
 	virtual size_t size() const override;
 	
@@ -176,6 +184,9 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	
 	DEFAULT_MEMBERS(SingleRange);
 
+	static SingleRange<VET,RangeType::VALUE_ERROR> oType()
+	{ return SingleRange<VET,RangeType::VALUE_ERROR>(); }
+	
 	virtual size_t size() const override;
 	
 	VET get(size_t pos) const;
@@ -195,6 +206,8 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	
 	DEFAULT_MEMBERS(SingleRange);
 
+	static SingleRange<size_t,RangeType::LORENTZ> oType() { return SingleRange<size_t,RangeType::LORENTZ>(); }
+	
 	virtual size_t size() const override;
 	
 	size_t get(size_t pos) const;