Index: tests/collections/.expect/string-api-coverage.txt
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--- tests/collections/.expect/string-api-coverage.txt	(revision e8b3717356ccae5e6e9b884e3b31caa47d950414)
+++ tests/collections/.expect/string-api-coverage.txt	(revision a4ed165b3fb9a999f66e8ec4607eebc231a3ebfe)
@@ -23,4 +23,10 @@
 world
 Q
+42
+-42
+5.5
+5.5
+5.5+3.4i
+5.5+3.4i
 1234567
 hello
@@ -32,4 +38,10 @@
 123
 hell
+42
+-42
+5.5
+5.5
+5.5+3.4i
+5.5+3.4i
 5
 helloworld
Index: tests/collections/string-api-coverage.cfa
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--- tests/collections/string-api-coverage.cfa	(revision e8b3717356ccae5e6e9b884e3b31caa47d950414)
+++ tests/collections/string-api-coverage.cfa	(revision a4ed165b3fb9a999f66e8ec4607eebc231a3ebfe)
@@ -98,5 +98,21 @@
         sout | b5; // Q
 
-
+        string b6 = 42;
+        sout | b6; // 42
+
+        string b7 = -42;
+        sout | b7; // -42
+
+        string b8 = 5.5;
+        sout | b8; // 5.5
+
+        string b9 = 5.5L;
+        sout | b9; // 5.5
+
+        string b10 = 5.5+3.4i;
+        sout | b10; // 5.5+3.4i
+
+        string b11 = 5.5L+3.4Li;
+        sout | b11; // 5.5+3.4i
     }
                                             assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );
@@ -141,4 +157,22 @@
         strncpy( b, s, 4 );
         sout | b; // hell
+
+        b = 42;
+        sout | b; // 42
+
+        b = -42;
+        sout | b; // -42
+
+        b = 5.5;
+        sout | b; // 5.5
+
+        b = 5.5L;
+        sout | b; // 5.5
+
+        b = 5.5+3.4i;
+        sout | b; // 5.5+3.4i
+
+        b = 5.5L+3.4Li;
+        sout | b; // 5.5+3.4i
     }
                                             assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );