diff --git a/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/OFMetadata.java b/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/OFMetadata.java
index d1a23df..fcabdcd 100644
--- a/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/OFMetadata.java
+++ b/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/OFMetadata.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
         return new OFMetadata(U64.ofRaw(raw));
     }
 
+    public U64 getValue() {
+        return u64;
+    }
+
     public static OFMetadata read8Bytes(ChannelBuffer cb) {
         return OFMetadata.ofRaw(cb.readLong());
     }