diff --git a/int_util.go b/int_util.go
index 7b5b733..39eea76 100644
--- a/int_util.go
+++ b/int_util.go
@@ -50,3 +50,11 @@ func BoolToInt64(b bool) int64 {
 func Int64ToBool(i int64) bool {
 	return i != 0
 }
+
+func StringToValidInt64(s string) (int64, bool) {
+	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return i, false
+	}
+	return i, true
+}