**Original report ([archived issue](https://osrf-migration.github.io/ignition-gh-pages/#!/ignitionrobotics/ign-math/issues/50)) by Steve Peters (Bitbucket: [Steven Peters](https://bitbucket.org/%7B2ccfed09-18b8-4921-8d58-15ef01092802%7D/), GitHub: [scpeters](https://github.com/scpeters)).** ---------------------------------------- [Helpers.hh](https://github.com/ignitionrobotics/ign-math/blob/1a2d46644413b71ac1dbef7844e2e207d670871e/include/ignition/math/Helpers.hh#L424) has functions `parseInt` and `parseFloat` that are similar to [std::stoi](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string/stol) and [std::stof](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string/stof). These should use the STL functions where possible.
Original report (archived issue) by Steve Peters (Bitbucket: Steven Peters, GitHub: scpeters).
Helpers.hh has functions
parseIntandparseFloatthat are similar to std::stoi and std::stof. These should use the STL functions where possible.