--- a/core/src/luan/modules/StringLuan.java	Mon May 04 17:19:43 2015 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/modules/StringLuan.java	Mon May 04 20:05:38 2015 -0600
@@ -239,4 +239,16 @@
 		return Luan.stringEncode(s);
 	}
 
+	public static Number to_number(LuanState luan,String s,Integer base) throws LuanException {
+		Utils.checkNotNull(luan,s);
+		try {
+			if( base == null ) {
+				return Double.valueOf(s);
+			} else {
+				return Long.valueOf(s,base);
+			}
+		} catch(NumberFormatException e) {}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 }