diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
index 1ee3416488..80d42606aa 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
@@ -4200,6 +4200,21 @@ class CV_EXPORTS CommandLineParser
         std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > data;
         std::string getString(const std::string& name) const;
 
+        template<typename _Tp>
+        _Tp analizeValue(const std::string& str);
+
+        template<typename _Tp>
+        static _Tp getData(const std::string& str)
+        {
+            _Tp res;
+            std::stringstream s1(str);
+            s1 >> res;
+            return res;
+        }
+
+        template<typename _Tp>
+        _Tp fromStringNumber(const std::string& str);//the default conversion function for numbers
+
         template<typename _Tp>
         _Tp analyzeValue(const std::string& str);
     };
diff --git a/modules/core/src/cmdparser.cpp b/modules/core/src/cmdparser.cpp
index 9cecb8d433..b01c8e2a30 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/cmdparser.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/cmdparser.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,26 @@ std::string CommandLineParser::getString(const std::string& keys) const
     return data.find(names[found_index])->second[0];
 }
 
+template<typename _Tp>
+ _Tp CommandLineParser::fromStringNumber(const std::string& str) //the default conversion function for numbers
+{
+    if (str.empty())
+        CV_Error(CV_StsParseError, "Empty string cannot be converted to a number");
+
+    const char* c_str=str.c_str();
+    if((!isdigit(c_str[0]))
+        &&
+        (
+            (c_str[0]!='-') || (strlen(c_str) <= 1) || ( !isdigit(c_str[1]) )
+        )
+    )
+
+    {
+        CV_Error(CV_StsParseError, "The string '"+ str +"' cannot be converted to a number");
+    }
+
+    return  getData<_Tp>(str);
+}
 
 template<typename _Tp>
 static _Tp getData(const std::string& str)