diff --git a/Sources/LLVM/FloatType.swift b/Sources/LLVM/FloatType.swift
index 7c7b232d..c043ee8b 100644
--- a/Sources/LLVM/FloatType.swift
+++ b/Sources/LLVM/FloatType.swift
@@ -51,10 +51,27 @@ public struct FloatType: IRType {
   public static let ppcFP128 = FloatType(kind: .ppcFP128)
 
   /// Creates a constant floating value of this type from a Swift `Double` value.
+  ///
+  /// - parameter value: A Swift double value.
+  ///
+  /// - returns: A value representing a floating point constant initialized
+  ///   with the given Swift double value.
   public func constant(_ value: Double) -> Constant<Floating> {
     return Constant(llvm: LLVMConstReal(asLLVM(), value))
   }
 
+  /// Creates a constant floating value of this type parsed from a string.
+  ///
+  /// - parameter value: A string value containing a float.
+  ///
+  /// - returns: A value representing a constant initialized with the result of
+  ///   parsing the string as a floating point number.
+  public func constant(_ value: String) -> Constant<Floating> {
+    return value.withCString { cString in
+      return Constant(llvm: LLVMConstRealOfStringAndSize(asLLVM(), cString, UInt32(value.count)))
+    }
+  }
+
   /// Retrieves the underlying LLVM type object.
   public func asLLVM() -> LLVMTypeRef {
     switch kind {
diff --git a/Sources/LLVM/IntType.swift b/Sources/LLVM/IntType.swift
index 188a3929..8ada8cb6 100644
--- a/Sources/LLVM/IntType.swift
+++ b/Sources/LLVM/IntType.swift
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ public struct IntType: IRType {
   /// - parameter value: A Swift integer value.
   /// - parameter signExtend: Whether to sign-extend this value to fit this
   ///   type's bit width.  Defaults to `false`.
+  ///
+  /// - returns: A value representing an unsigned integer constant initialized
+  ///   with the given Swift integer value.
   public func constant<IntTy: UnsignedInteger>(_ value: IntTy, signExtend: Bool = false) -> Constant<Unsigned> {
     return Constant(llvm: LLVMConstInt(asLLVM(),
                           UInt64(value),
@@ -61,12 +64,28 @@ public struct IntType: IRType {
   /// - parameter value: A Swift integer value.
   /// - parameter signExtend: Whether to sign-extend this value to fit this
   ///   type's bit width.  Defaults to `false`.
+  ///
+  /// - returns: A value representing a signed integer constant initialized with
+  ///   the given Swift integer value.
   public func constant<IntTy: SignedInteger>(_ value: IntTy, signExtend: Bool = false) -> Constant<Signed> {
     return Constant(llvm: LLVMConstInt(asLLVM(),
                                        UInt64(bitPattern: Int64(value)),
                                        signExtend.llvm))
   }
 
+  /// Creates a constant integer value of this type parsed from a string.
+  ///
+  /// - parameter value: A string value containing an integer.
+  /// - parameter radix: The radix, or base, to use for converting text to an
+  ///   integer value.  Defaults to 10.
+  ///
+  /// - returns: A value representing a constant initialized with the result of
+  ///   parsing the string as a signed integer.
+  public func constant(_ value: String, radix: Int = 10) -> Constant<Signed> {
+    return value.withCString { cString in
+      return Constant(llvm: LLVMConstIntOfStringAndSize(asLLVM(), cString, UInt32(value.count), UInt8(radix)))
+    }
+  }
 
   /// Retrieves an integer value of this type's bit width consisting of all
   /// one-bits.
diff --git a/Sources/LLVM/StructType.swift b/Sources/LLVM/StructType.swift
index aa3be8ec..587b7a08 100644
--- a/Sources/LLVM/StructType.swift
+++ b/Sources/LLVM/StructType.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public struct StructType: IRType {
   ///
   /// - returns: A value representing a constant value of this structure type.
   public func constant(values: [IRValue]) -> Constant<Struct> {
-    assert(numericCast(values.count) == LLVMCountStructElementTypes(llvm), "The number of values must match the number of elements in the aggregate")
+    assert(numericCast(values.count) == LLVMCountStructElementTypes(llvm),
+           "The number of values must match the number of elements in the aggregate")
     var vals = values.map { $0.asLLVM() as Optional }
     return vals.withUnsafeMutableBufferPointer { buf in
       return Constant(llvm: LLVMConstNamedStruct(asLLVM(),