diff --git a/tinyxml2.cpp b/tinyxml2.cpp
index 0338beb..5e3f4aa 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.cpp
+++ b/tinyxml2.cpp
@@ -1270,6 +1270,72 @@ void	XMLElement::SetText( const char* inText )
 	}
 }
 
+
+void	XMLElement::SetText( int inNum )
+{
+    char buf[BUF_SIZE];
+    XMLUtil::ToStr( inNum, buf, BUF_SIZE );
+	if ( FirstChild() && FirstChild()->ToText() )
+		FirstChild()->SetValue( buf );
+	else {
+		XMLText*	theText = GetDocument()->NewText( buf );
+		InsertFirstChild( theText );
+	}
+}
+
+
+void	XMLElement::SetText( unsigned inNum )
+{
+    char buf[BUF_SIZE];
+    XMLUtil::ToStr( inNum, buf, BUF_SIZE );
+	if ( FirstChild() && FirstChild()->ToText() )
+		FirstChild()->SetValue( buf );
+	else {
+		XMLText*	theText = GetDocument()->NewText( buf );
+		InsertFirstChild( theText );
+	}
+}
+
+
+void	XMLElement::SetText( bool inBool )
+{
+    char buf[BUF_SIZE];
+    XMLUtil::ToStr( inBool, buf, BUF_SIZE );
+	if ( FirstChild() && FirstChild()->ToText() )
+		FirstChild()->SetValue( buf );
+	else {
+		XMLText*	theText = GetDocument()->NewText( buf );
+		InsertFirstChild( theText );
+	}
+}
+
+
+void	XMLElement::SetText( double inNum )
+{
+    char buf[BUF_SIZE];
+    XMLUtil::ToStr( inNum, buf, BUF_SIZE );
+	if ( FirstChild() && FirstChild()->ToText() )
+		FirstChild()->SetValue( buf );
+	else {
+		XMLText*	theText = GetDocument()->NewText( buf );
+		InsertFirstChild( theText );
+	}
+}
+
+
+void	XMLElement::SetText( float inNum )
+{
+    char buf[BUF_SIZE];
+    XMLUtil::ToStr( inNum, buf, BUF_SIZE );
+	if ( FirstChild() && FirstChild()->ToText() )
+		FirstChild()->SetValue( buf );
+	else {
+		XMLText*	theText = GetDocument()->NewText( buf );
+		InsertFirstChild( theText );
+	}
+}
+
+
 XMLError XMLElement::QueryIntText( int* ival ) const
 {
     if ( FirstChild() && FirstChild()->ToText() ) {
diff --git a/tinyxml2.h b/tinyxml2.h
index 2330ab9..1c60766 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.h
+++ b/tinyxml2.h
@@ -1405,6 +1405,22 @@ public:
     */
 	void	SetText( const char* inText );
 
+    /// Sets the text to the given number.
+	void	SetText( int inNum );
+
+    /// Sets the text to the given number.
+	void	SetText( unsigned inNum );
+
+    /// Sets the text to the given boolean.
+	void	SetText( bool inBool );
+	
+    /// Sets the text to the given double.
+	void	SetText( double inNum );
+
+    /// Sets the text to the given float.
+	void	SetText( float inNum );
+
+
     /**
     	Convenience method to query the value of a child text node. This is probably best
     	shown by example. Given you have a document is this form:
@@ -1455,6 +1471,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool ShallowEqual( const XMLNode* compare ) const;
 
 private:
+    enum { BUF_SIZE = 200 };
+
     XMLElement( XMLDocument* doc );
     virtual ~XMLElement();
     XMLElement( const XMLElement& );	// not supported