diff --git a/JString.cpp b/JString.cpp
index 0131f4e..1c8c5ee 100644
--- a/JString.cpp
+++ b/JString.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
 
    JString::JString(const char *data) : MString(data) {}
 
-   void JString::set(ZString path, const char *value) {
+   void JString::set(ZString &path, ZString &value) {
       reset();
       if(locate(path)) {
          push();
@@ -32,46 +32,21 @@ namespace coreutils {
       }
    }
 
-   ZString JString::find(ZString path) {
+   ZString JString::find(ZString &path) {
+      reset();
       if(locate(path)) {
          if(ifNext("\""))
    	     return getTokenExclude("\"");
 // TODO: Handle numbers that are not in double quotes.
 
          if(startsWith("[")) {
-            ZString temp = getContainer();
-            std::cout << temp << std::endl;
+            std::cout << getContainer() << std::endl;
          }
       }
       return ZString();
    }
 
-   void JString::operator=(ZString &value) {
-      std::cout << "operator=(ZString &)" << value << "\n";
-   }
-
-   JString& JString::operator=(const char *value) {
-      std::cout << "operator=" << value << "\n";
-      set(path, value);
-      return *this;
-   }
-
-   // ZString JString::operator[](const char *path) {
-   //    std::cout << "operator[" << path << "]\n";
-   //    this->path = path;
-   //    reset();
-   //    return find(path);
-   // }
-
-  JString& JString::operator[](const char *path) {
-     std::cout << "operator[" << path << "]\n";
-     reset();
-     this->path = path;
-     find(path);
-     return *this;
-  }
-
-   bool JString::locate(ZString path) {
+   bool JString::locate(ZString &path) {
       path.split(".", 1);
       notfirst = false;
       if(ifNext("{")) {
@@ -122,5 +97,5 @@ namespace coreutils {
          }
       }
       return false;
-   }
+   } 
 }
diff --git a/JString.h b/JString.h
index 5745e90..0a16dca 100644
--- a/JString.h
+++ b/JString.h
@@ -35,32 +35,47 @@ namespace coreutils {
       JString();
       JString(const char *data);
 
-      void set(ZString path, const char *value);
+      void set(ZString &path, ZString &value);
 
       ///
       /// Use the find method to look through an object for member specified by
-      /// the key in parameter 1. The cursor must be pointing to the { character 
+      /// the key in parameter 1. The cursor must be pointing to the { character
       /// that begins the object's list.
       ///
 
-      ZString find(ZString path);
-
-      void operator=(ZString &value);
-      JString& operator=(const char *value);
-
-      JString& operator[](const char *path);
-      // operator const ZString () const {
-      //    return *this;
-      // }
-
-      // MString & operator[](ZString &key);
-
-      // MString & operator[](std::string key);
+      ZString find(ZString &path);
 
     private:
-      bool locate(ZString path);
+      bool locate(ZString &path);
       bool notfirst;
-      MString path;
+      ZString path;
+
+      class Proxy {
+
+       public:
+	 Proxy(JString &jstring, ZString key) : jstring(jstring), key(key) {}
+
+	 operator coreutils::ZString () {
+	    ZString result;
+	    result = jstring.find(key);
+	    return result;
+	 }
+
+	 Proxy& operator=(coreutils::ZString value) {
+	    jstring.set(key, value);
+	    return *this;
+	 }
+
+       private:
+   	 JString &jstring;
+	    ZString key;
+      };
+
+    public:
+
+      Proxy operator[](coreutils::ZString key) {
+	 return Proxy(*this, key);
+      }
 
    };
 
diff --git a/includes_deprecated b/includes_deprecated
deleted file mode 100644
index a18c5f3..0000000
--- a/includes_deprecated
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <vector>
-#include <thread>
-#include <map>
-#include <string>
-#include <string_view>
-#include <cstring>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/epoll.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <chrono>
-#include <ctime>
-#include <queue>
-#include <mutex>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <netdb.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <arpa/inet.h>
-#include <sys/timerfd.h>
-#include <math.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <openssl/ssl.h>
-#include <openssl/rand.h>
-#include <openssl/err.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <iomanip>
-#include <uuid/uuid.h>
-
- 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing/jstring_test b/testing/jstring_test
index 17e2064..4517133 100755
Binary files a/testing/jstring_test and b/testing/jstring_test differ
diff --git a/testing/jstring_test.cpp b/testing/jstring_test.cpp
index 83e0ac0..ac4fc64 100644
--- a/testing/jstring_test.cpp
+++ b/testing/jstring_test.cpp
@@ -16,20 +16,37 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    // test1.set("key4", "data4");
    // std::cout << test1 << std::endl;
 
-   coreutils::JString test2("{\"key1\":[{\"id\":\"1\",\"name\":\"Brad\"},{\"id\":\"2\",\"name\":\"Jenn\"},{\"id\":\"3\",\"name\":\"Skye\"}],\"key2\":\"data5\",\"key3\":\"data3\",\"key4\":\"data4\"}");
-   std::cout << test2 << std::endl;
-   std::cout << "--------" << std::endl;
+//   coreutils::JString test2("{\"key1\":[{\"id\":\"1\",\"name\":\"Brad\"},{\"id\":\"2\",\"name\":\"Jenn\"},{\"id\":\"3\",\"name\":\"Skye\"}],\"key2\":\"data5\",\"key3\":\"data3\",\"key4\":\"data4\"}");
+//   std::cout << test2 << std::endl;
+//   std::cout << "--------" << std::endl;
    // std::cout << test2["key2"] << std::endl;
    // std::cout << test2["key1"] << std::endl;
    // std::cout << "value: " << test2["key1.name[id=2]"] << std::endl;
    // std::cout << "value: " << test2["key1.name[id=3]"] << std::endl;
 
-   test2["key2"] = "newvalue1";
-   std::cout << "--------" << std::endl;
+//   test2["key2"] = "newvalue1";
+//   std::cout << "--------" << std::endl;
    // test2 = "newvalue";
+//   std::cout << test2 << std::endl;
+//   std::cout << "--------" << std::endl;
+//   std::cout << "key2: " << test2["key2"] << std::endl;
+
+   coreutils::JString test1;
+   coreutils::MString test2;
+   test1["name"] = "Cohen";
+   test1["health"] = "100";
+   test1["comment"] = "this is a comment";
+   test1["race"] = "human";
+   std::cout << test1 << std::endl;
+   test2 = test1["name"];
    std::cout << test2 << std::endl;
-   std::cout << "--------" << std::endl;
-   std::cout << "key2: " << test2["key2"] << std::endl;
+   test2 = test1["health"];
+   std::cout << test2 << std::endl;
+   test2 = test1["comment"];
+   std::cout << test2 << std::endl;
+   test2 = test1["race"];
+   std::cout << test2 << std::endl;
+//   std::cout << "[" << test1["name"] << std::endl;
 
    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/testing/mstring_test b/testing/mstring_test
index e2ffe30..abc082a 100755
Binary files a/testing/mstring_test and b/testing/mstring_test differ
diff --git a/testing/mstring_test.cpp b/testing/mstring_test.cpp
index 453c16c..26ac054 100644
--- a/testing/mstring_test.cpp
+++ b/testing/mstring_test.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    coreutils::MString test21;
    test21 = test20;
    std::cout << "mstring = zstring: [" << test21 <<  "]" << std::endl;
-   
+   coreutils::MString test22;
+   test22 << test20;
+   std::cout << "mstring << zstring: [" << test22 <<  "]" << std::endl;
    
    return 0;
 }