diff --git a/extras/tests/Numbers/CMakeLists.txt b/extras/tests/Numbers/CMakeLists.txt
index 50ab5135..30c123cd 100644
--- a/extras/tests/Numbers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extras/tests/Numbers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 add_executable(NumbersTests 
 	parseFloat.cpp
+	parseDouble.cpp
 	parseInteger.cpp
 	parseNumber.cpp
 )
diff --git a/extras/tests/Numbers/parseDouble.cpp b/extras/tests/Numbers/parseDouble.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da57357b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/tests/Numbers/parseDouble.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// ArduinoJson - arduinojson.org
+// Copyright Benoit Blanchon 2014-2020
+// MIT License
+
+#define ARDUINOJSON_USE_DOUBLE 1
+#define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_NAN 1
+#define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_INFINITY 1
+
+#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp>
+#include <catch.hpp>
+
+using namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE;
+
+void checkDouble(const char* input, double expected) {
+  CAPTURE(input);
+  REQUIRE(parseNumber<double>(input) == Approx(expected));
+}
+
+void checkDoubleNaN(const char* input) {
+  CAPTURE(input);
+  double result = parseNumber<double>(input);
+  REQUIRE(result != result);
+}
+
+void checkDoubleInf(const char* input, bool negative) {
+  CAPTURE(input);
+  double x = parseNumber<double>(input);
+  if (negative)
+    REQUIRE(x < 0);
+  else
+    REQUIRE(x > 0);
+  REQUIRE(x == x);      // not a NaN
+  REQUIRE(x * 2 == x);  // a property of infinity
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("parseNumber<double>()") {
+  SECTION("Short_NoExponent") {
+    checkDouble("3.14", 3.14);
+    checkDouble("-3.14", -3.14);
+    checkDouble("+3.14", +3.14);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Short_NoDot") {
+    checkDouble("1E+308", 1E+308);
+    checkDouble("-1E+308", -1E+308);
+    checkDouble("+1E-308", +1E-308);
+    checkDouble("+1e+308", +1e+308);
+    checkDouble("-1e-308", -1e-308);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Max") {
+    checkDouble(".017976931348623147e+310", 1.7976931348623147e+308);
+    checkDouble(".17976931348623147e+309", 1.7976931348623147e+308);
+    checkDouble("1.7976931348623147e+308", 1.7976931348623147e+308);
+    checkDouble("17.976931348623147e+307", 1.7976931348623147e+308);
+    checkDouble("179.76931348623147e+306", 1.7976931348623147e+308);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Min") {
+    checkDouble(".022250738585072014e-306", 2.2250738585072014e-308);
+    checkDouble(".22250738585072014e-307", 2.2250738585072014e-308);
+    checkDouble("2.2250738585072014e-308", 2.2250738585072014e-308);
+    checkDouble("22.250738585072014e-309", 2.2250738585072014e-308);
+    checkDouble("222.50738585072014e-310", 2.2250738585072014e-308);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("VeryLong") {
+    checkDouble("0.00000000000000000000000000000001", 1e-32);
+    checkDouble("100000000000000000000000000000000.0", 1e+32);
+    checkDouble(
+        "100000000000000000000000000000000.00000000000000000000000000000",
+        1e+32);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("MantissaTooLongToFit") {
+    checkDouble("0.179769313486231571111111111111", 0.17976931348623157);
+    checkDouble("17976931348623157.11111111111111", 17976931348623157.0);
+    checkDouble("1797693.134862315711111111111111", 1797693.1348623157);
+
+    checkDouble("-0.179769313486231571111111111111", -0.17976931348623157);
+    checkDouble("-17976931348623157.11111111111111", -17976931348623157.0);
+    checkDouble("-1797693.134862315711111111111111", -1797693.1348623157);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("ExponentTooBig") {
+    checkDoubleInf("1e309", false);
+    checkDoubleInf("-1e309", true);
+    checkDoubleInf("1e65535", false);
+    checkDouble("1e-65535", 0.0);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("NaN") {
+    checkDoubleNaN("NaN");
+    checkDoubleNaN("nan");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extras/tests/Numbers/parseFloat.cpp b/extras/tests/Numbers/parseFloat.cpp
index f79d6976..84085fe8 100644
--- a/extras/tests/Numbers/parseFloat.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/Numbers/parseFloat.cpp
@@ -6,28 +6,26 @@
 #define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_NAN 1
 #define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_INFINITY 1
 
-#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseFloat.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp>
 #include <catch.hpp>
 
 using namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE;
 
-template <typename T>
-void checkFloat(const char* input, T expected) {
+void checkFloat(const char* input, float expected) {
   CAPTURE(input);
-  REQUIRE(parseFloat<T>(input) == Approx(expected));
+  REQUIRE(parseNumber<float>(input) == Approx(expected));
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-void checkNaN(const char* input) {
+void checkFloatNaN(const char* input) {
   CAPTURE(input);
-  T result = parseFloat<T>(input);
+  float result = parseNumber<float>(input);
   REQUIRE(result != result);
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-void checkInf(const char* input, bool negative) {
+void checkFloatInf(const char* input, bool negative) {
   CAPTURE(input);
-  T x = parseFloat<T>(input);
+  float x = parseNumber<float>(input);
   if (negative)
     REQUIRE(x < 0);
   else
@@ -36,137 +34,69 @@ void checkInf(const char* input, bool negative) {
   REQUIRE(x * 2 == x);  // a property of infinity
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("parseFloat<float>()") {
+TEST_CASE("parseNumber<float>()") {
   SECTION("Float_Short_NoExponent") {
-    checkFloat<float>("3.14", 3.14f);
-    checkFloat<float>("-3.14", -3.14f);
-    checkFloat<float>("+3.14", +3.14f);
+    checkFloat("3.14", 3.14f);
+    checkFloat("-3.14", -3.14f);
+    checkFloat("+3.14", +3.14f);
   }
 
   SECTION("Short_NoDot") {
-    checkFloat<float>("1E+38", 1E+38f);
-    checkFloat<float>("-1E+38", -1E+38f);
-    checkFloat<float>("+1E-38", +1E-38f);
-    checkFloat<float>("+1e+38", +1e+38f);
-    checkFloat<float>("-1e-38", -1e-38f);
+    checkFloat("1E+38", 1E+38f);
+    checkFloat("-1E+38", -1E+38f);
+    checkFloat("+1E-38", +1E-38f);
+    checkFloat("+1e+38", +1e+38f);
+    checkFloat("-1e-38", -1e-38f);
   }
 
   SECTION("Max") {
-    checkFloat<float>("340.2823e+36", 3.402823e+38f);
-    checkFloat<float>("34.02823e+37", 3.402823e+38f);
-    checkFloat<float>("3.402823e+38", 3.402823e+38f);
-    checkFloat<float>("0.3402823e+39", 3.402823e+38f);
-    checkFloat<float>("0.03402823e+40", 3.402823e+38f);
-    checkFloat<float>("0.003402823e+41", 3.402823e+38f);
+    checkFloat("340.2823e+36", 3.402823e+38f);
+    checkFloat("34.02823e+37", 3.402823e+38f);
+    checkFloat("3.402823e+38", 3.402823e+38f);
+    checkFloat("0.3402823e+39", 3.402823e+38f);
+    checkFloat("0.03402823e+40", 3.402823e+38f);
+    checkFloat("0.003402823e+41", 3.402823e+38f);
   }
 
   SECTION("VeryLong") {
-    checkFloat<float>("0.00000000000000000000000000000001", 1e-32f);
-    checkFloat<float>("100000000000000000000000000000000.0", 1e+32f);
-    checkFloat<float>(
+    checkFloat("0.00000000000000000000000000000001", 1e-32f);
+    checkFloat("100000000000000000000000000000000.0", 1e+32f);
+    checkFloat(
         "100000000000000000000000000000000.00000000000000000000000000000",
         1e+32f);
   }
 
   SECTION("MantissaTooLongToFit") {
-    checkFloat<float>("0.340282346638528861111111111111", 0.34028234663852886f);
-    checkFloat<float>("34028234663852886.11111111111111", 34028234663852886.0f);
-    checkFloat<float>("34028234.66385288611111111111111", 34028234.663852886f);
+    checkFloat("0.340282346638528861111111111111", 0.34028234663852886f);
+    checkFloat("34028234663852886.11111111111111", 34028234663852886.0f);
+    checkFloat("34028234.66385288611111111111111", 34028234.663852886f);
 
-    checkFloat<float>("-0.340282346638528861111111111111",
-                      -0.34028234663852886f);
-    checkFloat<float>("-34028234663852886.11111111111111",
-                      -34028234663852886.0f);
-    checkFloat<float>("-34028234.66385288611111111111111",
-                      -34028234.663852886f);
+    checkFloat("-0.340282346638528861111111111111", -0.34028234663852886f);
+    checkFloat("-34028234663852886.11111111111111", -34028234663852886.0f);
+    checkFloat("-34028234.66385288611111111111111", -34028234.663852886f);
   }
 
   SECTION("ExponentTooBig") {
-    checkInf<float>("1e39", false);
-    checkInf<float>("-1e39", true);
-    checkInf<float>("1e255", false);
-    checkFloat<float>("1e-255", 0.0f);
+    checkFloatInf("1e39", false);
+    checkFloatInf("-1e39", true);
+    checkFloatInf("1e255", false);
+    checkFloat("1e-255", 0.0f);
   }
 
   SECTION("NaN") {
-    checkNaN<float>("NaN");
-    checkNaN<float>("nan");
+    checkFloatNaN("NaN");
+    checkFloatNaN("nan");
   }
 
   SECTION("Infinity") {
-    checkInf<float>("Infinity", false);
-    checkInf<float>("+Infinity", false);
-    checkInf<float>("-Infinity", true);
-    checkInf<float>("inf", false);
-    checkInf<float>("+inf", false);
-    checkInf<float>("-inf", true);
+    checkFloatInf("Infinity", false);
+    checkFloatInf("+Infinity", false);
+    checkFloatInf("-Infinity", true);
+    checkFloatInf("inf", false);
+    checkFloatInf("+inf", false);
+    checkFloatInf("-inf", true);
 
-    checkInf<float>("1e300", false);
-    checkInf<float>("-1e300", true);
-  }
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("parseFloat<double>()") {
-  SECTION("Short_NoExponent") {
-    checkFloat<double>("3.14", 3.14);
-    checkFloat<double>("-3.14", -3.14);
-    checkFloat<double>("+3.14", +3.14);
-  }
-
-  SECTION("Short_NoDot") {
-    checkFloat<double>("1E+308", 1E+308);
-    checkFloat<double>("-1E+308", -1E+308);
-    checkFloat<double>("+1E-308", +1E-308);
-    checkFloat<double>("+1e+308", +1e+308);
-    checkFloat<double>("-1e-308", -1e-308);
-  }
-
-  SECTION("Max") {
-    checkFloat<double>(".017976931348623147e+310", 1.7976931348623147e+308);
-    checkFloat<double>(".17976931348623147e+309", 1.7976931348623147e+308);
-    checkFloat<double>("1.7976931348623147e+308", 1.7976931348623147e+308);
-    checkFloat<double>("17.976931348623147e+307", 1.7976931348623147e+308);
-    checkFloat<double>("179.76931348623147e+306", 1.7976931348623147e+308);
-  }
-
-  SECTION("Min") {
-    checkFloat<double>(".022250738585072014e-306", 2.2250738585072014e-308);
-    checkFloat<double>(".22250738585072014e-307", 2.2250738585072014e-308);
-    checkFloat<double>("2.2250738585072014e-308", 2.2250738585072014e-308);
-    checkFloat<double>("22.250738585072014e-309", 2.2250738585072014e-308);
-    checkFloat<double>("222.50738585072014e-310", 2.2250738585072014e-308);
-  }
-
-  SECTION("VeryLong") {
-    checkFloat<double>("0.00000000000000000000000000000001", 1e-32);
-    checkFloat<double>("100000000000000000000000000000000.0", 1e+32);
-    checkFloat<double>(
-        "100000000000000000000000000000000.00000000000000000000000000000",
-        1e+32);
-  }
-
-  SECTION("MantissaTooLongToFit") {
-    checkFloat<double>("0.179769313486231571111111111111", 0.17976931348623157);
-    checkFloat<double>("17976931348623157.11111111111111", 17976931348623157.0);
-    checkFloat<double>("1797693.134862315711111111111111", 1797693.1348623157);
-
-    checkFloat<double>("-0.179769313486231571111111111111",
-                       -0.17976931348623157);
-    checkFloat<double>("-17976931348623157.11111111111111",
-                       -17976931348623157.0);
-    checkFloat<double>("-1797693.134862315711111111111111",
-                       -1797693.1348623157);
-  }
-
-  SECTION("ExponentTooBig") {
-    checkInf<double>("1e309", false);
-    checkInf<double>("-1e309", true);
-    checkInf<double>("1e65535", false);
-    checkFloat<double>("1e-65535", 0.0);
-  }
-
-  SECTION("NaN") {
-    checkNaN<double>("NaN");
-    checkNaN<double>("nan");
+    checkFloatInf("1e300", false);
+    checkFloatInf("-1e300", true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/extras/tests/Numbers/parseInteger.cpp b/extras/tests/Numbers/parseInteger.cpp
index 44f4a182..745356cb 100644
--- a/extras/tests/Numbers/parseInteger.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/Numbers/parseInteger.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 // MIT License
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseInteger.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp>
 #include <catch.hpp>
 
 using namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE;
@@ -11,11 +12,11 @@ using namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE;
 template <typename T>
 void checkInteger(const char* input, T expected) {
   CAPTURE(input);
-  T actual = parseInteger<T>(input);
+  T actual = parseNumber<T>(input);
   REQUIRE(expected == actual);
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("parseInteger<int8_t>()") {
+TEST_CASE("parseNumber<int8_t>()") {
   checkInteger<int8_t>("-128", -128);
   checkInteger<int8_t>("127", 127);
   checkInteger<int8_t>("+127", 127);
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parseInteger<int8_t>()") {
   checkInteger<int8_t>("-129", 0);  // overflow
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("parseInteger<int16_t>()") {
+TEST_CASE("parseNumber<int16_t>()") {
   checkInteger<int16_t>("-32768", -32768);
   checkInteger<int16_t>("32767", 32767);
   checkInteger<int16_t>("+32767", 32767);
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parseInteger<int16_t>()") {
   checkInteger<int16_t>("32768", 0);   // overflow
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("parseInteger<int32_t>()") {
+TEST_CASE("parseNumber<int32_t>()") {
   checkInteger<int32_t>("-2147483648", (-2147483647 - 1));
   checkInteger<int32_t>("2147483647", 2147483647);
   checkInteger<int32_t>("+2147483647", 2147483647);
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parseInteger<int32_t>()") {
   checkInteger<int32_t>("2147483648", 0);   // overflow
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("parseInteger<uint8_t>()") {
+TEST_CASE("parseNumber<uint8_t>()") {
   checkInteger<uint8_t>("0", 0);
   checkInteger<uint8_t>("255", 255);
   checkInteger<uint8_t>("+255", 255);
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parseInteger<uint8_t>()") {
   checkInteger<uint8_t>("256", 0);
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("parseInteger<uint16_t>()") {
+TEST_CASE("parseNumber<uint16_t>()") {
   checkInteger<uint16_t>("0", 0);
   checkInteger<uint16_t>("65535", 65535);
   checkInteger<uint16_t>("+65535", 65535);
diff --git a/extras/tests/Numbers/parseNumber.cpp b/extras/tests/Numbers/parseNumber.cpp
index 38eafc99..9e8a2cb7 100644
--- a/extras/tests/Numbers/parseNumber.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/Numbers/parseNumber.cpp
@@ -2,22 +2,37 @@
 // Copyright Benoit Blanchon 2014-2020
 // MIT License
 
+#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/Integer.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp>
 #include <catch.hpp>
 
 using namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE;
 
-TEST_CASE("Test uint32_t overflow") {
-  ParsedNumber<float, uint32_t> first, second;
-  parseNumber("4294967295", first);
-  parseNumber("4294967296", second);
+TEST_CASE("Test unsigned integer overflow") {
+  VariantData first, second;
+  first.init();
+  second.init();
+
+  // Avoids MSVC warning C4127 (conditional expression is constant)
+  size_t integerSize = sizeof(Integer);
+
+  if (integerSize == 8) {
+    parseNumber("18446744073709551615", first);
+    parseNumber("18446744073709551616", second);
+  } else {
+    parseNumber("4294967295", first);
+    parseNumber("4294967296", second);
+  }
 
   REQUIRE(first.type() == uint8_t(VALUE_IS_POSITIVE_INTEGER));
   REQUIRE(second.type() == uint8_t(VALUE_IS_FLOAT));
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Invalid value") {
-  ParsedNumber<float, uint32_t> result;
+  VariantData result;
+  result.init();
+
   parseNumber("6a3", result);
 
   REQUIRE(result.type() == uint8_t(VALUE_IS_NULL));
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Json/JsonDeserializer.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Json/JsonDeserializer.hpp
index 16094a08..0f825509 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Json/JsonDeserializer.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Json/JsonDeserializer.hpp
@@ -499,26 +499,12 @@ class JsonDeserializer {
       return true;
     }
 
-    ParsedNumber<Float, UInt> num;
-    parseNumber<Float, UInt>(_buffer, num);
-
-    switch (num.type()) {
-      case VALUE_IS_NEGATIVE_INTEGER:
-        result.setNegativeInteger(num.uintValue);
-        return true;
-
-      case VALUE_IS_POSITIVE_INTEGER:
-        result.setPositiveInteger(num.uintValue);
-        return true;
-
-      case VALUE_IS_FLOAT:
-        result.setFloat(num.floatValue);
-        return true;
-
-      default:
-        _error = DeserializationError::InvalidInput;
-        return false;
+    if (!parseNumber(_buffer, result)) {
+      _error = DeserializationError::InvalidInput;
+      return false;
     }
+
+    return true;
   }
 
   bool skipNumericValue() {
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseFloat.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseFloat.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 40c65c71..00000000
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseFloat.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// ArduinoJson - arduinojson.org
-// Copyright Benoit Blanchon 2014-2020
-// MIT License
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/convertNumber.hpp>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp>
-
-namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE {
-
-template <typename T>
-inline T parseFloat(const char* s) {
-  // try to reuse the same parameters as JsonDeserializer
-  typedef typename choose_largest<Float, T>::type TFloat;
-  ParsedNumber<TFloat, UInt> value;
-  parseNumber(s, value);
-  return value.template as<T>();
-}
-}  // namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseInteger.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseInteger.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index d8a54ea4..00000000
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseInteger.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// ArduinoJson - arduinojson.org
-// Copyright Benoit Blanchon 2014-2020
-// MIT License
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/convertNumber.hpp>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/type_traits.hpp>
-
-namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE {
-template <typename T>
-T parseInteger(const char *s) {
-  // try to reuse the same parameters as JsonDeserializer
-  typedef typename choose_largest<UInt, typename make_unsigned<T>::type>::type
-      TUInt;
-  ParsedNumber<Float, TUInt> value;
-  parseNumber(s, value);
-  return value.template as<T>();
-}
-}  // namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp
index 76f28ea4..2bd18227 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp
@@ -10,59 +10,18 @@
 #include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/ctype.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/math.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/type_traits.hpp>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantContent.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantAs.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp>
 
 namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE {
 
-template <typename TFloat, typename TUInt>
-struct ParsedNumber {
-  ParsedNumber() : _type(VALUE_IS_NULL) {}
-
-  void setInteger(TUInt value, bool is_negative) {
-    uintValue = value;
-    _type = uint8_t(is_negative ? VALUE_IS_NEGATIVE_INTEGER
-                                : VALUE_IS_POSITIVE_INTEGER);
-  }
-
-  void setFloat(TFloat value) {
-    floatValue = value;
-    _type = VALUE_IS_FLOAT;
-  }
-
-  template <typename T>
-  T as() const {
-    switch (_type) {
-      case VALUE_IS_NEGATIVE_INTEGER:
-        return convertNegativeInteger<T>(uintValue);
-      case VALUE_IS_POSITIVE_INTEGER:
-        return convertPositiveInteger<T>(uintValue);
-      case VALUE_IS_FLOAT:
-        return convertFloat<T>(floatValue);
-      default:
-        return 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  uint8_t type() const {
-    return _type;
-  }
-
-  union {
-    TUInt uintValue;
-    TFloat floatValue;
-  };
-  uint8_t _type;
-};  // namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE
-
 template <typename A, typename B>
 struct choose_largest : conditional<(sizeof(A) > sizeof(B)), A, B> {};
 
-template <typename TFloat, typename TUInt>
-inline void parseNumber(const char* s, ParsedNumber<TFloat, TUInt>& result) {
-  typedef FloatTraits<TFloat> traits;
-  typedef typename choose_largest<typename traits::mantissa_type, TUInt>::type
-      mantissa_t;
-  typedef typename traits::exponent_type exponent_t;
+inline bool parseNumber(const char* s, VariantData& result) {
+  typedef FloatTraits<Float> traits;
+  typedef choose_largest<traits::mantissa_type, UInt>::type mantissa_t;
+  typedef traits::exponent_type exponent_t;
 
   ARDUINOJSON_ASSERT(s != 0);
 
@@ -80,24 +39,23 @@ inline void parseNumber(const char* s, ParsedNumber<TFloat, TUInt>& result) {
 #if ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_NAN
   if (*s == 'n' || *s == 'N') {
     result.setFloat(traits::nan());
-    return;
+    return true;
   }
-
 #endif
 
 #if ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_INFINITY
   if (*s == 'i' || *s == 'I') {
     result.setFloat(is_negative ? -traits::inf() : traits::inf());
-    return;
+    return true;
   }
 #endif
 
   if (!isdigit(*s) && *s != '.')
-    return;
+    return false;
 
   mantissa_t mantissa = 0;
   exponent_t exponent_offset = 0;
-  const mantissa_t maxUint = TUInt(-1);
+  const mantissa_t maxUint = UInt(-1);
 
   while (isdigit(*s)) {
     uint8_t digit = uint8_t(*s - '0');
@@ -111,8 +69,11 @@ inline void parseNumber(const char* s, ParsedNumber<TFloat, TUInt>& result) {
   }
 
   if (*s == '\0') {
-    result.setInteger(TUInt(mantissa), is_negative);
-    return;
+    if (is_negative)
+      result.setNegativeInteger(UInt(mantissa));
+    else
+      result.setPositiveInteger(UInt(mantissa));
+    return true;
   }
 
   // avoid mantissa overflow
@@ -156,7 +117,7 @@ inline void parseNumber(const char* s, ParsedNumber<TFloat, TUInt>& result) {
           result.setFloat(is_negative ? -0.0f : 0.0f);
         else
           result.setFloat(is_negative ? -traits::inf() : traits::inf());
-        return;
+        return true;
       }
       s++;
     }
@@ -167,11 +128,20 @@ inline void parseNumber(const char* s, ParsedNumber<TFloat, TUInt>& result) {
 
   // we should be at the end of the string, otherwise it's an error
   if (*s != '\0')
-    return;
+    return false;
 
-  TFloat final_result =
-      traits::make_float(static_cast<TFloat>(mantissa), exponent);
+  Float final_result =
+      traits::make_float(static_cast<Float>(mantissa), exponent);
 
   result.setFloat(is_negative ? -final_result : final_result);
+  return true;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+inline T parseNumber(const char* s) {
+  VariantData value;
+  value.init();  // VariantData is a POD, so it has no constructor
+  parseNumber(s, value);
+  return variantAs<T>(&value);
 }
 }  // namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
index f2c0e0f7..1c10c5f4 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class VariantData {
   // - no destructor
   // - no virtual
   // - no inheritance
+  void init() {
+    _flags = 0;
+  }
 
   template <typename TVisitor>
   typename TVisitor::result_type accept(TVisitor &visitor) const {
@@ -365,11 +368,11 @@ class VariantData {
       _content.asCollection.movePointers(stringDistance, variantDistance);
   }
 
- private:
   uint8_t type() const {
     return _flags & VALUE_MASK;
   }
 
+ private:
   void setType(uint8_t t) {
     _flags &= KEY_IS_OWNED;
     _flags |= t;
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp
index 49af574e..cd347d1d 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantImpl.hpp
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayRef.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Configuration.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/convertNumber.hpp>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseFloat.hpp>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseInteger.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Object/ObjectRef.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRef.hpp>
 
 #include <string.h>  // for strcmp
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ inline T VariantData::asIntegral() const {
       return convertNegativeInteger<T>(_content.asInteger);
     case VALUE_IS_LINKED_STRING:
     case VALUE_IS_OWNED_STRING:
-      return parseInteger<T>(_content.asString);
+      return parseNumber<T>(_content.asString);
     case VALUE_IS_FLOAT:
       return convertFloat<T>(_content.asFloat);
     default:
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ inline T VariantData::asFloat() const {
       return -static_cast<T>(_content.asInteger);
     case VALUE_IS_LINKED_STRING:
     case VALUE_IS_OWNED_STRING:
-      return parseFloat<T>(_content.asString);
+      return parseNumber<T>(_content.asString);
     case VALUE_IS_FLOAT:
       return static_cast<T>(_content.asFloat);
     default: