diff --git a/MString.cpp b/MString.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce07a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MString.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#include "MString.h"
+#include "Log.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace coreutils {
+
+   MString::MString() {
+      data = NULL;
+      length = 0;
+      cursor = NULL;
+   }
+
+   MString::MString(const char *data) {
+      this->length = strlen(data);
+      bufferSize = (this->length % 256) + 256;
+      this->data = (char *)malloc(bufferSize);
+      memcpy(this->data, data, length);
+      cursor = this->data;
+   }
+
+   MString::MString(char *data, size_t length) {
+      this->length = length;
+      bufferSize = (this->length % 256) + 256;
+      this->data = (char *)malloc(bufferSize);
+      memcpy(this->data, data, length);
+      cursor = this->data;
+   }
+
+   MString::MString(const char *data, size_t length) {
+      this->length = length;
+      bufferSize = (this->length % 256) + 256;
+      this->data = (char *)malloc(bufferSize);
+      memcpy(this->data, data, length);
+      cursor = this->data;
+   }
+
+   MString::MString(const MString &mstring) {
+      bufferSize = (mstring.length % 256) + 256;
+      data = (char *)malloc(bufferSize);
+      memcpy(data, mstring.data, mstring.length);
+      length = mstring.length;
+      cursor = data;
+//      Log(LOG_DEBUG_2) << "MString Copy Constructor: ";
+   }
+
+   MString::MString(std::string data) {
+      bufferSize = (data.length() % 256) + 256;
+      this->data = (char *)malloc(bufferSize);
+      memcpy(this->data, (char *)data.c_str(), data.length());
+      length = data.length();
+      cursor = this->data;
+   }
+
+   MString::~MString() {
+      if(data)
+	   free(data);
+   }
+
+   int MString::write(char ch) {
+      if(bufferSize == 0) {
+	      bufferSize = 256;
+	      data = (char *)malloc(bufferSize);
+	      cursor = data;
+         length = 0;
+      } else if(bufferSize < (length + 1)) {
+	      bufferSize += 256;
+	      data = (char *)realloc(data, bufferSize);
+	      cursor = data;
+      }
+      data[length++] = ch;
+      return 1;
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/MString.h b/MString.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fec81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MString.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#ifndef __MString_h__
+#define __MString_h__
+
+#include "ZString.h"
+
+namespace coreutils {
+
+   ///
+   /// Use the MString object when you need a permanent backing store on the heap 
+   /// for a ZString style functionality.
+   ///
+   
+   class MString : public ZString {
+
+    public:
+
+      ///
+      ///
+      ///
+      
+      MString();
+      
+      ///
+      ///
+      ///
+
+      MString(const char *data);
+
+      ///
+      /// Consructor providing the initial setup of the ZString object.
+      ///
+
+      MString(char *data, size_t length);
+
+      MString(const char *data, size_t length);
+
+      ///
+      /// Consructor providing a copy of a ZString.
+      ///
+
+      MString(const MString &zstring);
+
+      ///
+      /// Consructor from a string.
+      ///
+
+      MString(std::string string);
+
+      ~MString();
+
+      int write(char ch);
+      
+    private:
+      int bufferSize = 0;
+            
+   };
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/ZString.cpp b/ZString.cpp
index f4991bb..50acdb5 100644
--- a/ZString.cpp
+++ b/ZString.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ namespace coreutils
 
    std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const ZString &zstring)
    {
-      for (int ix = 0; ix < (zstring.length - (zstring.cursor - zstring.data)); ++ix)
+      for (char *ix = zstring.cursor; ix < (zstring.data + zstring.length); ++ix)
       {
-         os << zstring.cursor[ix];
+         os << *ix;
       }
       return os;
    }
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ namespace coreutils
       cursor = (char *)data.c_str();
    }
 
-   bool ZString::operator<(const ZString &valuex) const
-   {
-      return (strncmp(cursor, valuex.cursor, (valuex.length <= length ? valuex.length : length) < 0));
+   bool ZString::operator<(const ZString &valuex) const {
+      return (strncmp(cursor, valuex.cursor, (valuex.length <= length ? valuex.length : length)) < 0);
    }
 
    bool ZString::operator>(const ZString &valuex) const
@@ -166,6 +165,10 @@ namespace coreutils
       return cursor >= data + length;
    }
 
+   bool ZString::startsWith(const char *value) {
+      return strncmp(cursor, value, strlen(value)) == 0;
+   }
+
    bool ZString::equals(const char *value)
    {
       if (strlen(value) != length)
@@ -202,6 +205,15 @@ namespace coreutils
       return test;
    }
 
+   bool ZString::ifNext(ZString &value) {
+      if (((data + length) - cursor) < value.getLength())
+         return false;
+      bool test = (strncmp(cursor, value.getCursor(), value.getLength()) == 0);
+      if (test)
+         cursor += value.getLength();
+      return test;      
+   }   
+   
    int ZString::ifEqualsCount(ZString &comparator)
    {
       int count = 0;
@@ -223,7 +235,7 @@ namespace coreutils
 
    int ZString::skipWhitespace()
    {
-      int len = strspn(cursor, " \t");
+      int len = strspn(cursor, " \n\t");
       cursor += len;
       return len;
    }
@@ -264,6 +276,10 @@ namespace coreutils
       return data;
    }
 
+   char *ZString::getCursor() {
+      return cursor;
+   }
+   
    size_t ZString::getLength()
    {
       return length - (cursor - data);
@@ -276,6 +292,10 @@ namespace coreutils
       cursor = data;
    }
 
+   ZString ZString::getParsed() {
+      return ZString(data, cursor - data);
+   }
+   
    void ZString::reset()
    {
       cursor = data;
@@ -283,7 +303,7 @@ namespace coreutils
 
    char ZString::charAt(int index)
    {
-      return *(data + index);
+      return *(cursor + index);
    }
 
    bool ZString::ifCRLF()
@@ -298,4 +318,9 @@ namespace coreutils
       return len != length;
    }
 
+   void ZString::nextChar() {
+      if(!eod())
+	++cursor;
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/ZString.h b/ZString.h
index 0a63085..6ee019c 100644
--- a/ZString.h
+++ b/ZString.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
     public:
 
       ///
-      /// Consructor providing an empty ZString..
+      /// Consructor providing an empty ZString.
       ///
 
       ZString();
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ namespace coreutils {
       ///
       ///
 
+      bool startsWith(const char *value);
+
+      ///
+      ///
+      ///
+
       bool equals(const char *value);
 
       ///
@@ -171,6 +177,8 @@ namespace coreutils {
 
       bool ifNext(const char *value);
 
+      bool ifNext(ZString &value);
+
       int ifEqualsCount(ZString &comparator);
 
       ///
@@ -199,6 +207,12 @@ namespace coreutils {
 
       char* getData();
 
+      ///
+      ///
+      ///
+
+      char* getCursor();
+
       ///
       /// Return the length of the ZString.
       ///
@@ -216,6 +230,12 @@ namespace coreutils {
       ///
       ///
 
+      ZString getParsed();
+
+      ///
+      ///
+      ///
+
       void reset();
 
       ///
@@ -230,12 +250,15 @@ namespace coreutils {
 
       bool ifCRLF();
 
-    private:
-      char *data;
-      size_t length;
-      char *cursor;
-      std::vector<ZString> list;
+      void nextChar();
 
+//    protected:
+      char *data;
+      char *cursor;
+      size_t length;
+
+    private:
+      std::vector<ZString> list;
       bool isCharacter(char ch, const char *string);
 
    };