diff --git a/m-core.h b/m-core.h
index 42331ba5..a5df80f8 100644
--- a/m-core.h
+++ b/m-core.h
@@ -1282,6 +1282,56 @@
 /* No use of GET_STR if no inclusion of m-string */
 #define M_GET_STR_METHOD_FOR_DEFAULT_TYPE /* */
 
+#define M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(x, str, endptr)                            \
+  _Generic(((void)0,*x),                                                \
+           char: m_parse_char(M_AS_TYPE(char*,x),str,endptr),           \
+           signed char: m_parse_schar(M_AS_TYPE(signed char*,x),str,endptr),   \
+           unsigned char: m_parse_uchar(M_AS_TYPE(unsigned char*,x),str,endptr), \
+           signed short: m_parse_sshort(M_AS_TYPE(signed short*,x),str,endptr), \
+           unsigned short: m_parse_ushort(M_AS_TYPE(unsigned short*,x),str,endptr), \
+           signed int: m_parse_sint(M_AS_TYPE(signed int*,x),str,endptr),     \
+           unsigned int: m_parse_uint(M_AS_TYPE(unsigned int*,x),str,endptr), \
+           signed long: m_parse_slong(M_AS_TYPE(signed long *,x),str,endptr), \
+           unsigned long: m_parse_ulong(M_AS_TYPE(unsigned long*,x),str,endptr), \
+           signed long long: m_parse_sllong(M_AS_TYPE(signed long long*,x),str,endptr), \
+           unsigned long long: m_parse_ullong(M_AS_TYPE(unsigned long long*,x),str,endptr), \
+           float: m_parse_float(M_AS_TYPE(float*,x),str,endptr),        \
+           double: m_parse_double(M_AS_TYPE(double*,x),str,endptr),     \
+           long double: m_parse_ldouble(M_AS_TYPE(long double*,x),str,endptr) )
+
+static inline bool
+m_parse_char (char *ptr, const char str[], const char **endptr)
+{
+    *ptr = *str++;
+    if (endptr != NULL) *endptr = str;
+    return true;
+}
+
+#define M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(name, type, parse_func, extra_arg)    \
+  static inline bool                                                   \
+  name (type *ptr, const char str[], const char **endptr)              \
+  {                                                                    \
+    char *end;                                                         \
+    *ptr = parse_func (str, &end extra_arg);                           \
+    if (endptr != NULL) *endptr = end;                                 \
+    return end != str;                                                 \
+  }
+
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_schar, signed char, strtol, M_DEFERRED_COMMA 10)
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_uchar, unsigned char, strtoul, M_DEFERRED_COMMA 10)
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_sshort, signed short, strtol, M_DEFERRED_COMMA 10)
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_ushort, unsigned short, strtoul, M_DEFERRED_COMMA 10)
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_sint, signed int, strtol, M_DEFERRED_COMMA 10)
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_uint, unsigned int, strtoul, M_DEFERRED_COMMA 10)
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_slong, signed long, strtol, M_DEFERRED_COMMA 10)
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_ulong, unsigned long, strtoul, M_DEFERRED_COMMA 10)
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_sllong, signed long long, strtoll, M_DEFERRED_COMMA 10)
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_ullong, unsigned long long, strtoull, M_DEFERRED_COMMA 10)
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_float, float, strtof, )
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_double, double, strtod, )
+M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE_DEF(m_parse_ldouble, long double, strtold, )
+
+
 #define M_SEPARATE_PER_SEMICOLON(a,b) a ; b
 
 /* Generic PRINT macro: print all its inputs regardless of the type
diff --git a/tests/test-mcore.c b/tests/test-mcore.c
index 0c63aeae..367218be 100644
--- a/tests/test-mcore.c
+++ b/tests/test-mcore.c
@@ -289,6 +289,60 @@ static void test_reduce(void)
            == M_REDUCE(M_ID, add, M_SEQ(1, 10)));                    
 }
 
+
+static void test_parse_standard_c_type(void)
+{
+#if defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L
+  char c = 0;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&c, "C", NULL);
+  assert (c == 'C');
+
+  short s = 0;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&s, "-2", NULL);
+  assert (s == -2);
+
+  int i = 0;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&i, "2", NULL);
+  assert (i == 2);
+  
+  long l  = 0;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&l, "1742", NULL);
+  assert (l == 1742);
+  
+  long long ll  = 0;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&ll, "-1742548676843540", NULL);
+  assert (ll == -1742548676843540LL);
+
+  unsigned short us = 0;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&us, "3", NULL);
+  assert (us == 3);
+
+  unsigned int ui = 0;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&ui, "2", NULL);
+  assert (ui == 2);
+  
+  unsigned long ul  = 0;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&ul, "1742", NULL);
+  assert (ul == 1742);
+  
+  unsigned long long ull  = 0;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&ull, "1742548676843540", NULL);
+  assert (ull == 1742548676843540ULL);
+  
+  float f;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&f, "-0.5", NULL);
+  assert (f == -0.5);
+
+  double d;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&d, "2.5", NULL);
+  assert (d == 2.5);
+  
+  long double ld;
+  M_PARSE_DEFAULT_TYPE(&ld, "2.5", NULL);
+  assert (ld == 2.5);
+#endif
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
   test_cat();
@@ -306,5 +360,6 @@ int main(void)
   test_oplist();
   test_cast();
   test_reduce();
+  test_parse_standard_c_type();
   exit(0);
 }