whole_func_string: function(base) {
        var str = this.replace(/,/g, '');
        return str.match(/\./) ? parseFloat(str) : parseInt(str, base || 10);
      }
func_code_string: function(base) {
        var str = this.replace(/,/g, '');
        return str.match(/\./) ? parseFloat(str) : parseInt(str, base || 10);
      }
func_documentation_string: *
  @method toNumber([base] = 10)
  @returns Number
  @short Converts the string into a number.
  @extra Any value with a "." fill be converted to a floating point value, otherwise an integer.
  @example
  
  '153'.toNumber()    -> 153
  '12,000'.toNumber() -> 12000
  '10px'.toNumber()   -> 10
  'ff'.toNumber(16)   -> 255
  
  *