diff --git a/glm/gtx/string_cast.hpp b/glm/gtx/string_cast.hpp
index 9d2217bb..3dd7cad3 100644
--- a/glm/gtx/string_cast.hpp
+++ b/glm/gtx/string_cast.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ///
 /// @ref gtx_string_cast
 /// @file glm/gtx/string_cast.hpp
-/// @date 2008-04-26 / 2011-06-07
+/// @date 2008-04-26 / 2014-05-10
 /// @author Christophe Riccio
 ///
 /// @see core (dependence)
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
 
 // Dependency:
 #include "../glm.hpp"
-#include "../gtx/integer.hpp"
-#include "../gtx/quaternion.hpp"
+#include "../gtc/type_precision.hpp"
 #include <string>
 
 #if(GLM_COMPILER & GLM_COMPILER_CUDA)
@@ -60,10 +59,10 @@ namespace glm
 	/// @addtogroup gtx_string_cast
 	/// @{
 
-	/// Create a string from a GLM type value.
+	/// Create a string from a GLM vector or matrix typed variable.
 	/// @see gtx_string_cast extension.
-	template <typename genType> 
-	GLM_FUNC_DECL std::string to_string(genType const & x);
+	template <template <typename, precision> class matType, typename T, precision P>
+	GLM_FUNC_DECL std::string to_string(matType<T, P> const & x);
 
 	/// @}
 }//namespace glm
diff --git a/glm/gtx/string_cast.inl b/glm/gtx/string_cast.inl
index 39bb7be4..cf0d30f3 100644
--- a/glm/gtx/string_cast.inl
+++ b/glm/gtx/string_cast.inl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // OpenGL Mathematics Copyright (c) 2006 G-Truc Creation (www.g-truc.net)
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Created : 2008-04-27
-// Updated : 2008-05-24
+// Updated : 2014-05-10
 // Licence : This source is under MIT License
 // File    : glm/gtx/string_cast.hpp
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -35,410 +35,372 @@ namespace detail
 
 	static const char* True = "true";
 	static const char* False = "false";
-}//namespace detail
 
-	////////////////////////////////
-	// Scalars
+	template <typename T>
+	struct prefix{};
 
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string(float x)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<float>
 	{
-		return detail::format("float(%f)", x);
-	}
+		static char const * value() {return "";};
+	};
 
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string(double x)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<double>
 	{
-		return detail::format("double(%f)", x);
-	}
+		static char const * value() {return "d";};
+	};
 
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string(int x)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<bool>
 	{
-		return detail::format("int(%d)", x);
-	}
+		static char const * value() {return "b";};
+	};
 
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string(unsigned int x)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<uint8_t>
 	{
-		return detail::format("uint(%d)", x);
-	}
-
-	////////////////////////////////
-	// Bool vectors
+		static char const * value() {return "u8";};
+	};
 
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec2<bool, P> const & v
-	)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<int8_t>
 	{
-		return detail::format("bvec2(%s, %s)",
-			v.x ? detail::True : detail::False,
-			v.y ? detail::True : detail::False);
-	}
+		static char const * value() {return "i8";};
+	};
 
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec3<bool, P> const & v
-	)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<uint16_t>
 	{
-		return detail::format("bvec3(%s, %s, %s)",
-			v.x ? detail::True : detail::False,
-			v.y ? detail::True : detail::False,
-			v.z ? detail::True : detail::False);
-	}
+		static char const * value() {return "u16";};
+	};
 
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec4<bool, P> const & v
-	)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<int16_t>
 	{
-		return detail::format("bvec4(%s, %s, %s, %s)",
-			v.x ? detail::True : detail::False,
-			v.y ? detail::True : detail::False,
-			v.z ? detail::True : detail::False,
-			v.w ? detail::True : detail::False);
-	}
+		static char const * value() {return "i16";};
+	};
 
-	////////////////////////////////
-	// Float vectors
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec2<float, P> const & v
-	)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<uint32_t>
 	{
-		return detail::format("fvec2(%f, %f)", v.x, v.y);
-	}
+		static char const * value() {return "u";};
+	};
 
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec3<float, P> const & v
-	)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<int32_t>
 	{
-		return detail::format("fvec3(%f, %f, %f)", v.x, v.y, v.z);
-	}
+		static char const * value() {return "i";};
+	};
 
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec4<float, P> const & v
-	)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<uint64_t>
 	{
-		return detail::format("fvec4(%f, %f, %f, %f)", v.x, v.y, v.z, v.w);
-	}
+		static char const * value() {return "u64";};
+	};
 
-	////////////////////////////////
-	// Double vectors
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec2<double, P> const & v
-	)
+	template <>
+	struct prefix<int64_t>
 	{
-		return detail::format("dvec2(%f, %f)", v.x, v.y);
-	}
+		static char const * value() {return "i64";};
+	};
 
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec3<double, P> const & v
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("dvec3(%f, %f, %f)", v.x, v.y, v.z);
-	}
+	template <template <typename, precision> class matType, typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string
+	{};
 
 	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec4<double, P> const & v
-	)
+	struct compute_to_string<tvec1, bool, P>
 	{
-		return detail::format("dvec4(%f, %f, %f, %f)", v.x, v.y, v.z, v.w);
-	}
-
-	////////////////////////////////
-	// Int vectors
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tvec1<bool, P> const & x)
+		{
+			return detail::format("bvec1(%s)",
+				x[0] ? detail::True : detail::False);
+		}
+	};
 
 	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec2<int, P> const & v
-	)
+	struct compute_to_string<tvec2, bool, P>
 	{
-		return detail::format("ivec2(%d, %d)", v.x, v.y);
-	}
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tvec2<bool, P> const & x)
+		{
+			return detail::format("bvec2(%s, %s)",
+				x[0] ? detail::True : detail::False,
+				x[1] ? detail::True : detail::False);
+		}
+	};
 
 	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec3<int, P> const & v
-	)
+	struct compute_to_string<tvec3, bool, P>
 	{
-		return detail::format("ivec3(%d, %d, %d)", v.x, v.y, v.z);
-	}
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tvec3<bool, P> const & x)
+		{
+			return detail::format("bvec3(%s, %s, %s)",
+				x[0] ? detail::True : detail::False,
+				x[1] ? detail::True : detail::False,
+				x[2] ? detail::True : detail::False);
+		}
+	};
 
 	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec4<int, P> const & v
-	)
+	struct compute_to_string<tvec4, bool, P>
 	{
-		return detail::format("ivec4(%d, %d, %d, %d)", v.x, v.y, v.z, v.w);
-	}
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tvec4<bool, P> const & x)
+		{
+			return detail::format("bvec4(%s, %s, %s, %s)",
+				x[0] ? detail::True : detail::False,
+				x[1] ? detail::True : detail::False,
+				x[2] ? detail::True : detail::False,
+				x[3] ? detail::True : detail::False);
+		}
+	};
 
-	////////////////////////////////
-	// Unsigned int vectors
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec2<unsigned int, P> const & v
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("uvec2(%d, %d)", v.x, v.y);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec3<unsigned int, P> const & v
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("uvec3(%d, %d, %d)", v.x, v.y, v.z);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tvec4<unsigned int, P> const & v
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("uvec4(%d, %d, %d, %d)", v.x, v.y, v.z, v.w);
-	}
-
-	////////////////////////////////
-	// Float matrices
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat2x2<float, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("mat2x2((%f, %f), (%f, %f))", 
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat2x3<float, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("mat2x3((%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f))", 
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat2x4<float, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("mat2x4((%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f))", 
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], x[0][3], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], x[1][3]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat3x2<float, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("mat3x2((%f, %f), (%f, %f), (%f, %f))", 
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], 
-			x[2][0], x[2][1]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat3x3<float, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("mat3x3((%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f))", 
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2],
-			x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat3x4<float, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("mat3x4((%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f))", 
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], x[0][3], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], x[1][3], 
-			x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2], x[2][3]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat4x2<float, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("mat4x2((%f, %f), (%f, %f), (%f, %f), (%f, %f))", 
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], 
-			x[2][0], x[2][1], 
-			x[3][0], x[3][1]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat4x3<float, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("mat4x3((%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f))", 
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2],
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], 
-			x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2],
-			x[3][0], x[3][1], x[3][2]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat4x4<float, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("mat4x4((%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f))", 
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], x[0][3],
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], x[1][3],
-			x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2], x[2][3],
-			x[3][0], x[3][1], x[3][2], x[3][3]);
-	}
-
-	////////////////////////////////
-	// Double matrices
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat2x2<double, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("dmat2x2((%f, %f), (%f, %f))",
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat2x3<double, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("dmat2x3((%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f))",
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat2x4<double, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("dmat2x4((%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f))",
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], x[0][3], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], x[1][3]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat3x2<double, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("dmat3x2((%f, %f), (%f, %f), (%f, %f))",
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1],
-			x[2][0], x[2][1]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat3x3<double, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("dmat3x3((%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f))",
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2],
-			x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat3x4<double, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("dmat3x4((%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f))",
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], x[0][3], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], x[1][3],
-			x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2], x[2][3]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat4x2<double, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("dmat4x2((%f, %f), (%f, %f), (%f, %f), (%f, %f))",
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], 
-			x[2][0], x[2][1], 
-			x[3][0], x[3][1]);
-	}
-
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat4x3<double, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("dmat4x3((%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f))",
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], 
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], 
-			x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2], 
-			x[3][0], x[3][1], x[3][2]);
-	}
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tvec1, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tvec1<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%svec1(%s)",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(), x[0]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tvec2, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tvec2<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%svec2(%s, %s)",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(), x[0], x[1]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tvec3, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tvec3<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%svec3(%s, %s, %s)",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(), x[0], x[1], x[2]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tvec4, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tvec4<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%svec4(%s, %s, %s, %s)",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(), x[0], x[1], x[2], x[3]);
+		}
+	};
+
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tmat2x2, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tmat2x2<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%smat2x2((%s, %s), (%s, %s))",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(),
+				x[0][0], x[0][1],
+				x[1][0], x[1][1]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tmat2x3, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tmat2x3<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%smat2x3((%s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s))",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(),
+				x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2],
+				x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tmat2x4, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tmat2x4<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%smat2x4((%s, %s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s, %s))",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(),
+				x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], x[0][3],
+				x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], x[1][3]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tmat3x2, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tmat3x2<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%smat3x2((%s, %s), (%s, %s), (%s, %s))",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(),
+				x[0][0], x[0][1],
+				x[1][0], x[1][1],
+				x[2][0], x[2][1]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tmat3x3, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tmat3x3<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%smat3x3((%s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s))",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(),
+				x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2],
+				x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2],
+				x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tmat3x4, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tmat3x4<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%smat3x4((%s, %s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s, %s))",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(),
+				x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], x[0][3],
+				x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], x[1][3],
+				x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2], x[2][3]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tmat4x2, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tmat4x2<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%smat4x2((%s, %s), (%s, %s), (%s, %s), (%s, %s))",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(),
+				x[0][0], x[0][1],
+				x[1][0], x[1][1],
+				x[2][0], x[2][1],
+				x[3][0], x[3][1]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tmat4x3, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tmat4x3<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%smat4x3((%s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s))",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(),
+				x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2],
+				x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2],
+				x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2],
+				x[3][0], x[3][1], x[3][2]);
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	struct compute_to_string<tmat4x4, T, P>
+	{
+		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static std::string call(tmat4x4<T, P> const & x)
+		{
+			char const * PrefixStr = prefix<T>::value();
+			char const * LiteralStr = std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559 ? "%f" : "%d";
+			std::string FormatStr(detail::format("%smat4x4((%s, %s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s, %s), (%s, %s, %s, %s))",
+				PrefixStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr,
+				LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr, LiteralStr));
+
+			return detail::format(FormatStr.c_str(),
+				x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], x[0][3],
+				x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], x[1][3],
+				x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2], x[2][3],
+				x[3][0], x[3][1], x[3][2], x[3][3]);
+		}
+	};
+}//namespace detail
 
-	template <precision P>
-	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER std::string to_string
-	(
-		tmat4x4<double, P> const & x
-	)
-	{
-		return detail::format("dmat4x4((%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f), (%f, %f, %f, %f))",
-			x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], x[0][3],
-			x[1][0], x[1][1], x[1][2], x[1][3],
-			x[2][0], x[2][1], x[2][2], x[2][3],
-			x[3][0], x[3][1], x[3][2], x[3][3]);
-	}
+template <template <typename, precision> class matType, typename T, precision P>
+GLM_FUNC_DECL std::string to_string(matType<T, P> const & x)
+{
+	return detail::compute_to_string<matType, T, P>::call(x);
+}
 
 }//namespace glm
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index f4ab9d6b..72fce426 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ GLM 0.9.6.0: 2014-XX-XX
 - Added Added closestPointOnLine function for tvec2 to GTX_closest_point #238
 - Moved template types from 'detail' to 'glm' namespace #239, #244
 - Added GLM_FORCE_SIZE_FUNC to replace .length() by .size() #245
+- Fixed GTX_string_cast to support for integer types #249
 
 ================================================================================
 GLM 0.9.5.4: 2014-06-21
diff --git a/test/gtx/gtx_string_cast.cpp b/test/gtx/gtx_string_cast.cpp
index 68bb1180..e508a949 100644
--- a/test/gtx/gtx_string_cast.cpp
+++ b/test/gtx/gtx_string_cast.cpp
@@ -12,61 +12,106 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <limits>
 
-int test_string_cast_scalar()
+int test_string_cast_vector()
 {
-	int Error = 0;	
+	int Error = 0;
+
+	{
+		glm::vec2 A1(1, 2);
+		std::string A2 = glm::to_string(A1);
+		Error += A2 != std::string("vec2(1.000000, 2.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	float B1(1.0);
-	std::string B2 = glm::to_string(B1);
-	Error += B2 != std::string("float(1.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
+		glm::vec3 B1(1, 2, 3);
+		std::string B2 = glm::to_string(B1);
+		Error += B2 != std::string("vec3(1.000000, 2.000000, 3.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
+
+		glm::vec4 C1(1, 2, 3, 4);
+		std::string C2 = glm::to_string(C1);
+		Error += C2 != std::string("vec4(1.000000, 2.000000, 3.000000, 4.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	double C1(1.0);
-	std::string C2 = glm::to_string(C1);
-	Error += C2 != std::string("double(1.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
+		glm::dvec2 J1(1, 2);
+		std::string J2 = glm::to_string(J1);
+		Error += J2 != std::string("dvec2(1.000000, 2.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	return Error;
-}
-
-int test_string_cast_vector()
-{
-	int Error = 0;
+		glm::dvec3 K1(1, 2, 3);
+		std::string K2 = glm::to_string(K1);
+		Error += K2 != std::string("dvec3(1.000000, 2.000000, 3.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	glm::vec2 A1(1, 2);
-	std::string A2 = glm::to_string(A1);
-	Error += A2 != std::string("fvec2(1.000000, 2.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
+		glm::dvec4 L1(1, 2, 3, 4);
+		std::string L2 = glm::to_string(L1);
+		Error += L2 != std::string("dvec4(1.000000, 2.000000, 3.000000, 4.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+
+	{
+		glm::bvec2 M1(false, true);
+		std::string M2 = glm::to_string(M1);
+		Error += M2 != std::string("bvec2(false, true)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	glm::vec3 B1(1, 2, 3);
-	std::string B2 = glm::to_string(B1);
-	Error += B2 != std::string("fvec3(1.000000, 2.000000, 3.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
+		glm::bvec3 O1(false, true, false);
+		std::string O2 = glm::to_string(O1);
+		Error += O2 != std::string("bvec3(false, true, false)") ? 1 : 0;
+
+		glm::bvec4 P1(false, true, false, true);
+		std::string P2 = glm::to_string(P1);
+		Error += P2 != std::string("bvec4(false, true, false, true)") ? 1 : 0;
+	}
 
-	glm::vec4 C1(1, 2, 3, 4);
-	std::string C2 = glm::to_string(C1);
-	Error += C2 != std::string("fvec4(1.000000, 2.000000, 3.000000, 4.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
+	{
+		glm::ivec2 D1(1, 2);
+		std::string D2 = glm::to_string(D1);
+		Error += D2 != std::string("ivec2(1, 2)") ? 1 : 0;
+	
+		glm::ivec3 E1(1, 2, 3);
+		std::string E2 = glm::to_string(E1);
+		Error += E2 != std::string("ivec3(1, 2, 3)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	glm::ivec2 D1(1, 2);
-	std::string D2 = glm::to_string(D1);
-	Error += D2 != std::string("ivec2(1, 2)") ? 1 : 0;
+		glm::ivec4 F1(1, 2, 3, 4);
+		std::string F2 = glm::to_string(F1);
+		Error += F2 != std::string("ivec4(1, 2, 3, 4)") ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+
+	{
+		glm::i8vec2 D1(1, 2);
+		std::string D2 = glm::to_string(D1);
+		Error += D2 != std::string("i8vec2(1, 2)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	glm::ivec3 E1(1, 2, 3);
-	std::string E2 = glm::to_string(E1);
-	Error += E2 != std::string("ivec3(1, 2, 3)") ? 1 : 0;
+		glm::i8vec3 E1(1, 2, 3);
+		std::string E2 = glm::to_string(E1);
+		Error += E2 != std::string("i8vec3(1, 2, 3)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	glm::ivec4 F1(1, 2, 3, 4);
-	std::string F2 = glm::to_string(F1);
-	Error += F2 != std::string("ivec4(1, 2, 3, 4)") ? 1 : 0;
+		glm::i8vec4 F1(1, 2, 3, 4);
+		std::string F2 = glm::to_string(F1);
+		Error += F2 != std::string("i8vec4(1, 2, 3, 4)") ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+
+	{
+		glm::i16vec2 D1(1, 2);
+		std::string D2 = glm::to_string(D1);
+		Error += D2 != std::string("i16vec2(1, 2)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	glm::dvec2 J1(1, 2);
-	std::string J2 = glm::to_string(J1);
-	Error += J2 != std::string("dvec2(1.000000, 2.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
+		glm::i16vec3 E1(1, 2, 3);
+		std::string E2 = glm::to_string(E1);
+		Error += E2 != std::string("i16vec3(1, 2, 3)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	glm::dvec3 K1(1, 2, 3);
-	std::string K2 = glm::to_string(K1);
-	Error += K2 != std::string("dvec3(1.000000, 2.000000, 3.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
+		glm::i16vec4 F1(1, 2, 3, 4);
+		std::string F2 = glm::to_string(F1);
+		Error += F2 != std::string("i16vec4(1, 2, 3, 4)") ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+
+	{
+		glm::i64vec2 D1(1, 2);
+		std::string D2 = glm::to_string(D1);
+		Error += D2 != std::string("i64vec2(1, 2)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
-	glm::dvec4 L1(1, 2, 3, 4);
-	std::string L2 = glm::to_string(L1);
-	Error += L2 != std::string("dvec4(1.000000, 2.000000, 3.000000, 4.000000)") ? 1 : 0;
+		glm::i64vec3 E1(1, 2, 3);
+		std::string E2 = glm::to_string(E1);
+		Error += E2 != std::string("i64vec3(1, 2, 3)") ? 1 : 0;
 	
+		glm::i64vec4 F1(1, 2, 3, 4);
+		std::string F2 = glm::to_string(F1);
+		Error += F2 != std::string("i64vec4(1, 2, 3, 4)") ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+
 	return Error;
 }
 
@@ -74,15 +119,21 @@ int test_string_cast_matrix()
 {
 	int Error = 0;
 	
+	glm::mat2x2 A1(1.000000, 2.000000, 3.000000, 4.000000);
+	std::string A2 = glm::to_string(A1);
+	Error += A2 != std::string("mat2x2((1.000000, 2.000000), (3.000000, 4.000000))") ? 1 : 0;
+
 	return Error;
 }
 
 int main()
 {
 	int Error = 0;
-	Error += test_string_cast_scalar();
 	Error += test_string_cast_vector();
 	Error += test_string_cast_matrix();
+
+	printf("GNI");
+
 	return Error;
 }