4 files changed, 67 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/core/variant/variant.cpp b/core/variant/variant.cpp
index b4528e67d1..c1166a0a14 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant.cpp
@@ -3609,16 +3609,16 @@ String Variant::get_call_error_text(Object *p_base, const StringName &p_method,
 	if (ce.error == Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT) {
 		int errorarg = ce.argument;
 		if (p_argptrs) {
-			err_text = "Cannot convert argument " + itos(errorarg + 1) + " from " + Variant::get_type_name(p_argptrs[errorarg]->get_type()) + " to " + Variant::get_type_name(Variant::Type(ce.expected)) + ".";
+			err_text = "Cannot convert argument " + itos(errorarg + 1) + " from " + Variant::get_type_name(p_argptrs[errorarg]->get_type()) + " to " + Variant::get_type_name(Variant::Type(ce.expected));
 		} else {
-			err_text = "Cannot convert argument " + itos(errorarg + 1) + " from [missing argptr, type unknown] to " + Variant::get_type_name(Variant::Type(ce.expected)) + ".";
+			err_text = "Cannot convert argument " + itos(errorarg + 1) + " from [missing argptr, type unknown] to " + Variant::get_type_name(Variant::Type(ce.expected));
 		}
 	} else if (ce.error == Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_TOO_MANY_ARGUMENTS) {
-		err_text = "Method expected " + itos(ce.argument) + " arguments, but called with " + itos(p_argcount) + ".";
+		err_text = "Method expected " + itos(ce.argument) + " arguments, but called with " + itos(p_argcount);
 	} else if (ce.error == Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_TOO_FEW_ARGUMENTS) {
-		err_text = "Method expected " + itos(ce.argument) + " arguments, but called with " + itos(p_argcount) + ".";
+		err_text = "Method expected " + itos(ce.argument) + " arguments, but called with " + itos(p_argcount);
 	} else if (ce.error == Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_METHOD) {
-		err_text = "Method not found.";
+		err_text = "Method not found";
 	} else if (ce.error == Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INSTANCE_IS_NULL) {
 		err_text = "Instance is null";
 	} else if (ce.error == Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_METHOD_NOT_CONST) {
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_call.cpp b/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
index 91af2bab85..a231a956bf 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
@@ -2438,7 +2438,7 @@ static void _register_variant_builtin_methods() {
 	_VariantCall::add_variant_constant(Variant::TRANSFORM2D, "FLIP_X", Transform2D(-1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0));
 	_VariantCall::add_variant_constant(Variant::TRANSFORM2D, "FLIP_Y", Transform2D(1, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0));
 
-	Transform3D identity_transform = Transform3D();
+	Transform3D identity_transform;
 	Transform3D flip_x_transform = Transform3D(-1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0);
 	Transform3D flip_y_transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0);
 	Transform3D flip_z_transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -2447,7 +2447,7 @@ static void _register_variant_builtin_methods() {
 	_VariantCall::add_variant_constant(Variant::TRANSFORM3D, "FLIP_Y", flip_y_transform);
 	_VariantCall::add_variant_constant(Variant::TRANSFORM3D, "FLIP_Z", flip_z_transform);
 
-	Basis identity_basis = Basis();
+	Basis identity_basis;
 	Basis flip_x_basis = Basis(-1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1);
 	Basis flip_y_basis = Basis(1, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 1);
 	Basis flip_z_basis = Basis(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, -1);
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_construct.cpp b/core/variant/variant_construct.cpp
index ae9727fe79..624a6f5e06 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_construct.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant_construct.cpp
@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@ void Variant::_register_variant_constructors() {
 	add_constructor<VariantConstructor<int64_t, int64_t>>(sarray("from"));
 	add_constructor<VariantConstructor<int64_t, double>>(sarray("from"));
 	add_constructor<VariantConstructor<int64_t, bool>>(sarray("from"));
+	add_constructor<VariantConstructorFromString<int64_t>>(sarray("from"));
 
 	add_constructor<VariantConstructNoArgs<double>>(sarray());
 	add_constructor<VariantConstructor<double, double>>(sarray("from"));
 	add_constructor<VariantConstructor<double, int64_t>>(sarray("from"));
 	add_constructor<VariantConstructor<double, bool>>(sarray("from"));
+	add_constructor<VariantConstructorFromString<double>>(sarray("from"));
 
 	add_constructor<VariantConstructNoArgs<String>>(sarray());
 	add_constructor<VariantConstructor<String, String>>(sarray("from"));
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_construct.h b/core/variant/variant_construct.h
index 34d228f4d2..f52cc43914 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_construct.h
+++ b/core/variant/variant_construct.h
@@ -222,6 +222,64 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
+template <class T>
+class VariantConstructorFromString {
+public:
+	static void construct(Variant &r_ret, const Variant **p_args, Callable::CallError &r_error) {
+		if (p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+			r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+			r_error.argument = 0;
+			r_error.expected = Variant::STRING;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		VariantTypeChanger<T>::change(&r_ret);
+		const String &src_str = *VariantGetInternalPtr<String>::get_ptr(p_args[0]);
+
+		if (r_ret.get_type() == Variant::Type::INT) {
+			r_ret = src_str.to_int();
+		} else if (r_ret.get_type() == Variant::Type::FLOAT) {
+			r_ret = src_str.to_float();
+		}
+	}
+
+	static inline void validated_construct(Variant *r_ret, const Variant **p_args) {
+		VariantTypeChanger<T>::change(r_ret);
+		const String &src_str = *VariantGetInternalPtr<String>::get_ptr(p_args[0]);
+		T ret = Variant();
+		if (r_ret->get_type() == Variant::Type::INT) {
+			ret = src_str.to_int();
+		} else if (r_ret->get_type() == Variant::Type::FLOAT) {
+			ret = src_str.to_float();
+		}
+		*r_ret = ret;
+	}
+
+	static void ptr_construct(void *base, const void **p_args) {
+		String src_str = PtrToArg<String>::convert(p_args[0]);
+		T dst_var = Variant();
+		Variant type_test = Variant(dst_var);
+		if (type_test.get_type() == Variant::Type::INT) {
+			dst_var = src_str.to_int();
+		} else if (type_test.get_type() == Variant::Type::FLOAT) {
+			dst_var = src_str.to_float();
+		}
+		PtrConstruct<T>::construct(dst_var, base);
+	}
+
+	static int get_argument_count() {
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	static Variant::Type get_argument_type(int p_arg) {
+		return Variant::STRING;
+	}
+
+	static Variant::Type get_base_type() {
+		return GetTypeInfo<T>::VARIANT_TYPE;
+	}
+};
+
 class VariantConstructorCallableArgs {
 public:
 	static void construct(Variant &r_ret, const Variant **p_args, Callable::CallError &r_error) {