@@ -458,10 +458,26 @@
  *
  * \return A uintmax_t with the value of the string
  */
 - (uintmax_t)hexadecimalValue;
 
+/**
+ * Returns the float value of the string as a float or throws an
+ * OFInvalidEncodingException if the string contains any non-number characters.
+ *
+ * \return A float with the value of the string
+ */
+- (float)floatValue;
+
+/**
+ * Returns the double value of the string as a float or throws an
+ * OFInvalidEncodingException if the string contains any non-number characters.
+ *
+ * \return A double with the value of the string
+ */
+- (double)doubleValue;
+
 /**
  * Returns the string as an array of of_unichar_t. The result needs to be
  * free()'d by the caller, as the memory is not marked as belonging to the
  * object.
  *