diff --git a/chaiscript/chaiscript_prelude.hpp b/chaiscript/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
index ab4c7646..c3fbc894 100644
--- a/chaiscript/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
+++ b/chaiscript/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
@@ -204,6 +204,24 @@ def zip_with(f, x, y) { \
 def zip(x, y) { \
   zip_with(collate, x, y); \
 }\
+def find(str, substr) { \
+  return int(find(str, substr, size_t(0))); \
+} \
+def rfind(str, substr) { \
+  return int(rfind(str, substr, size_t(-1))); \
+} \
+def find_first_of(str, list) { \
+  return int(find_first_of(str, list, size_t(0))); \
+} \
+def find_last_of(str, list) { \
+  return int(find_last_of(str, list, size_t(-1))); \
+} \
+def find_first_not_of(str, list) { \
+  return int(find_first_not_of(str, list, size_t(0))); \
+} \
+def find_last_not_of(str, list) { \
+  return int(find_last_not_of(str, list, size_t(-1))); \
+} \
 )
 
 #endif /* CHAISCRIPT_PRELUDE_HPP_ */
diff --git a/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp b/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
index 5683cee4..9f8f636a 100644
--- a/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
+++ b/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ namespace dispatchkit
     }
   }
 
+  template<typename P1>
+    P1 construct_pod(Boxed_POD_Value v)
+    {
+      if (v.m_isfloat)
+      {
+        return (v.d);
+      } else {
+        return (v.i);
+      }    
+    }
+
 
   template<typename P1, typename P2>
   bool equals(P1 p1, P2 p2)
@@ -351,6 +362,12 @@ namespace dispatchkit
     add_copy_constructor<T>(s, type);
   }
 
+  template<typename T>
+  void add_construct_pod(Dispatch_Engine &s, const std::string &type)
+  {
+    register_function(s, &construct_pod<T>, type);
+  }
+
   template<typename T, typename U>
   void add_constructor_overload(Dispatch_Engine &s, const std::string &type)
   {
@@ -398,6 +415,7 @@ namespace dispatchkit
     add_basic_constructors<T>(s, name);
     add_oper_assign<T>(s);
     add_oper_assign_pod<T>(s);
+    add_construct_pod<T>(s, name);
     add_opers_arithmetic<T>(s);
     add_opers_arithmetic_modify_pod<T>(s);
     register_function(s, &to_string<T>, "to_string");
diff --git a/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp b/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp
index dadb0643..6b2dcfb4 100644
--- a/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp
+++ b/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ namespace dispatchkit
       add_opers_comparison<String>(system);
       bootstrap_random_access_container<String>(system, type);
       bootstrap_sequence<String>(system, type);
+      typedef typename String::size_type (String::*find_func)(const String &, typename String::size_type) const;
+      register_function(system, find_func(&String::find), "find");
+      register_function(system, find_func(&String::rfind), "rfind");
+      register_function(system, find_func(&String::find_first_of), "find_first_of");
+      register_function(system, find_func(&String::find_last_of), "find_last_of");
+      register_function(system, find_func(&String::find_first_not_of), "find_first_not_of");
+      register_function(system, find_func(&String::find_last_not_of), "find_last_not_of");
     }
 
 }