diff --git a/example-01.c b/example-01.c
index e4f5049..939bce2 100644
--- a/example-01.c
+++ b/example-01.c
@@ -60,13 +60,12 @@ int main( void ) {
     char const* firstNameVal = json_getValue( firstName );
     printf( "Fist Name: %s.\n", firstNameVal );
 
-    json_t const* lastName = json_getProperty( json, "lastName" );
-    if ( !lastName || JSON_TEXT != json_getType( lastName ) ) {
+    char const* lastName = json_getPropertyValue( json, "lastName" );
+    if ( !lastName ) {
         puts("Error, the last name property is not found.");
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
-    char const* lastNameVal = json_getValue( lastName );
-    printf( "Last Name: %s.\n", lastNameVal );
+    }	
+    printf( "Last Name: %s.\n", lastName );
 
     json_t const* age = json_getProperty( json, "age" );
     if ( !age || JSON_INTEGER != json_getType( age ) ) {
@@ -85,11 +84,8 @@ int main( void ) {
     json_t const* phone;
     for( phone = json_getChild( phoneList ); phone != 0; phone = json_getSibling( phone ) ) {
         if ( JSON_OBJ == json_getType( phone ) ) {
-            json_t const* number = json_getProperty( phone, "number" );
-            if ( number ) {
-                char const* numberVal = json_getValue( number );
-                printf( "Number: %s.\n", numberVal );
-            }
+            char const* phoneNumber = json_getPropertyValue( phone, "number" );
+            if ( phoneNumber ) printf( "Number: %s.\n", phoneNumber );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 4616b92..800cd28 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 
-build: example-01.exe example-02.exe test.exe
+build: example-01.exe example-02.exe
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf *.o
diff --git a/tiny-json.c b/tiny-json.c
index fb30922..97dc533 100644
--- a/tiny-json.c
+++ b/tiny-json.c
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ json_t const* json_getProperty( json_t const* obj, char const* property ) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Search a property by its name in a JSON object and return its value. */
+char const* json_getPropertyValue( json_t const* obj, char const* property ) {
+	json_t const* field = json_getProperty( obj, property );
+	if ( !field ) return 0;
+	return json_getValue( field );
+}
+
 /* Internal prototypes: */
 static char* _goWhiteSpace( char* str );
 static char* _goNum( char* str );
diff --git a/tiny-json.h b/tiny-json.h
index db5053e..cb70bd8 100644
--- a/tiny-json.h
+++ b/tiny-json.h
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ static inline json_t const* json_getSibling( json_t const* json ) {
   * @retval Null pointer if not found. */
 json_t const* json_getProperty( json_t const* obj, char const* property );
 
+
+/** Search a property by its name in a JSON object and return its value.
+  * @param obj A valid handler of a json object. Its type must be JSON_OBJ.
+  * @param property The name of property to get.
+  * @retval If found a pointer to null-terminated string with the value.
+  * @retval Null pointer if not found. */
+char const* json_getPropertyValue( json_t const* obj, char const* property );
+
 /** Get the first property of a JSON object or array.
   * @param json A valid handler of a json property.
   *             Its type must be JSON_OBJ or JSON_ARRAY.