--- languages/lua/classes/luanumber.pmc	2006-01-13 13:58:04.000000000 +0100
+++ languages/lua/classes/newluanumber.pmc	2006-01-13 14:02:49.000000000 +0100
@@ -67,6 +67,31 @@
         return 1;
     }
 
+/*
+
+=item C<PMC* new_from_string(STRING *rep, INTVAL flags)>
+
+Return a LuaNumber PMC created from a string. Implementation
+is based on new_from_string() from Integer PMC.
+
+=cut
+
+*/
+
+    PMC* new_from_string(STRING *rep, INTVAL flags) {
+        INTVAL type;
+        PMC *res;
+
+        type = SELF->vtable->base_type;
+        if (flags & PObj_constant_FLAG)
+            res = constant_pmc_new(INTERP, type);
+        else
+            res = pmc_new(INTERP, type);
+
+        PMC_num_val(res) = string_to_num(INTERP, rep);
+        return res;
+    }
+
 }
 
 /*