diff --git a/types/address.go b/types/address.go
index b7c9f5a..b1e4b05 100644
--- a/types/address.go
+++ b/types/address.go
@@ -97,3 +97,21 @@ func (a *Address) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 func (a Address) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", a.String())), nil
 }
+
+// Parse converts a string to an address.
+func (a *Address) Parse(input string) (*Address, error) {
+	if err := a.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", input))); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+
+	return a, nil
+}
+
+// MustParse converts a string to an address , panicking on error.
+func (a *Address) MustParse(input string) *Address {
+	if _, err := a.Parse(input); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return a
+}
diff --git a/types/amount.go b/types/amount.go
index 3bb8366..2a8227f 100644
--- a/types/amount.go
+++ b/types/amount.go
@@ -89,3 +89,21 @@ func (a *Amount) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 func (a Amount) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", a.String())), nil
 }
+
+// Parse converts a string to an amount.
+func (a *Amount) Parse(input string) (*Amount, error) {
+	if err := a.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", input))); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+
+	return a, nil
+}
+
+// MustParse converts a string to an amount , panicking on error.
+func (a *Amount) MustParse(input string) *Amount {
+	if _, err := a.Parse(input); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return a
+}
diff --git a/types/data.go b/types/data.go
index 86fcd3f..a3b915a 100644
--- a/types/data.go
+++ b/types/data.go
@@ -92,3 +92,21 @@ func (d *Data) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 func (d Data) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", d.String())), nil
 }
+
+// Parse converts a string to data.
+func (d *Data) Parse(input string) (*Data, error) {
+	if err := d.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", input))); err != nil {
+		return d, err
+	}
+
+	return d, nil
+}
+
+// MustParse converts a string to data, panicking on error.
+func (d *Data) MustParse(input string) *Data {
+	if _, err := d.Parse(input); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return d
+}
diff --git a/types/fieldelement.go b/types/fieldelement.go
index 83a2c4a..22935c1 100644
--- a/types/fieldelement.go
+++ b/types/fieldelement.go
@@ -90,3 +90,21 @@ func (f *FieldElement) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 func (f FieldElement) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, f.String())), nil
 }
+
+// Parse converts a string to a field element.
+func (f *FieldElement) Parse(input string) (*FieldElement, error) {
+	if err := f.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", input))); err != nil {
+		return f, err
+	}
+
+	return f, nil
+}
+
+// MustParse converts a string to a field element, panicking on error.
+func (f *FieldElement) MustParse(input string) *FieldElement {
+	if _, err := f.Parse(input); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return f
+}
diff --git a/types/hash.go b/types/hash.go
index 31efd0d..90f6b04 100644
--- a/types/hash.go
+++ b/types/hash.go
@@ -97,3 +97,21 @@ func (h *Hash) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 func (h Hash) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, h.String())), nil
 }
+
+// Parse converts a string to a hash.
+func (h *Hash) Parse(input string) (*Hash, error) {
+	if err := h.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", input))); err != nil {
+		return h, err
+	}
+
+	return h, nil
+}
+
+// MustParse converts a string to a hash, panicking on error.
+func (h *Hash) MustParse(input string) *Hash {
+	if _, err := h.Parse(input); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return h
+}
diff --git a/types/number.go b/types/number.go
index 96d202f..b4fb2f1 100644
--- a/types/number.go
+++ b/types/number.go
@@ -89,3 +89,21 @@ func (n *Number) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 func (n Number) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", n.String())), nil
 }
+
+// Parse converts a string to a number.
+func (n *Number) Parse(input string) (*Number, error) {
+	if err := n.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", input))); err != nil {
+		return n, err
+	}
+
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+// MustParse converts a string to a number, panicking on error.
+func (n *Number) MustParse(input string) *Number {
+	if _, err := n.Parse(input); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return n
+}
diff --git a/types/publickey.go b/types/publickey.go
index 9fb2472..1e91c61 100644
--- a/types/publickey.go
+++ b/types/publickey.go
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ type PublicKey [PublicKeyLength]byte
 var zeroPublicKey = PublicKey{}
 
 // IsZero returns true if the public key is zero.
-func (a *PublicKey) IsZero() bool {
-	return bytes.Equal(a[:], zeroPublicKey[:])
+func (p *PublicKey) IsZero() bool {
+	return bytes.Equal(p[:], zeroPublicKey[:])
 }
 
 // String returns the string representation of the public key.
-func (a *PublicKey) String() string {
-	res := hex.EncodeToString(a[:])
+func (p *PublicKey) String() string {
+	res := hex.EncodeToString(p[:])
 	// Leading 0s not allowed...
 	res = strings.TrimLeft(res, "0")
 	// ...unless that's all there was.
@@ -50,23 +50,23 @@ func (a *PublicKey) String() string {
 }
 
 // Format formats the address.
-func (a *PublicKey) Format(state fmt.State, v rune) {
+func (p *PublicKey) Format(state fmt.State, v rune) {
 	format := string(v)
 	switch v {
 	case 's':
-		fmt.Fprint(state, a.String())
+		fmt.Fprint(state, p.String())
 	case 'x', 'X':
 		if state.Flag('#') {
 			format = "#" + format
 		}
-		fmt.Fprintf(state, "%"+format, a[:])
+		fmt.Fprintf(state, "%"+format, p[:])
 	default:
-		fmt.Fprintf(state, "%"+format, a[:])
+		fmt.Fprintf(state, "%"+format, p[:])
 	}
 }
 
 // UnmarshalJSON implements json.Unmarshaler.
-func (a *PublicKey) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
+func (p *PublicKey) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 	if len(input) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("address missing")
 	}
@@ -88,12 +88,30 @@ func (a *PublicKey) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.New("invalid address")
 	}
-	copy(a[len(a)-len(val):], val)
+	copy(p[len(p)-len(val):], val)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // MarshalJSON implements json.Marshaler.
-func (a PublicKey) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", a.String())), nil
+func (p PublicKey) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", p.String())), nil
+}
+
+// Parse converts a string to a public key.
+func (p *PublicKey) Parse(input string) (*PublicKey, error) {
+	if err := p.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", input))); err != nil {
+		return p, err
+	}
+
+	return p, nil
+}
+
+// MustParse converts a string to a public key, panicking on error.
+func (p *PublicKey) MustParse(input string) *PublicKey {
+	if _, err := p.Parse(input); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return p
 }
diff --git a/types/root.go b/types/root.go
index 714acc8..9be9959 100644
--- a/types/root.go
+++ b/types/root.go
@@ -90,3 +90,21 @@ func (r *Root) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 func (r Root) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, r.String())), nil
 }
+
+// Parse converts a string to a root.
+func (r *Root) Parse(input string) (*Root, error) {
+	if err := r.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%q", input))); err != nil {
+		return r, err
+	}
+
+	return r, nil
+}
+
+// MustParse converts a string to a root, panicking on error.
+func (r *Root) MustParse(input string) *Root {
+	if _, err := r.Parse(input); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return r
+}