diff --git a/MString.cpp b/MString.cpp
index 32a18fe..05a83ca 100644
--- a/MString.cpp
+++ b/MString.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "MString.h"
 #include "Log.h"
-#include <iostream>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <iomanip>
 
@@ -56,6 +55,27 @@ namespace coreutils {
       memcpy(data + len, value.getData(), value.getLength());
       return *this;            
    }
+
+   MString& MString::operator=(const char *value) {
+      int len = strlen(value);
+      setSize(len);
+      memcpy(data, value, len);
+      return *this;            
+   }
+
+   MString& MString::operator=(char value) {
+      int len = 1;
+      setSize(1);
+      *data = value;
+      return *this;            
+   }
+
+   MString& MString::operator<<(const char *value) {
+      int len = strlen(value);
+      setSize(len);
+      memcpy(data, value, len);
+      return *this;            
+   }
    
    int MString::write(char ch) {
       setSize(length + 1);
diff --git a/MString.h b/MString.h
index 1773714..9252399 100644
--- a/MString.h
+++ b/MString.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define __MString_h__
 
 #include "ZString.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
 
 namespace coreutils {
 
@@ -56,6 +58,24 @@ namespace coreutils {
 
       MString& operator=(coreutils::ZString& data);
 
+      ///
+      /// Assignment operator will copy data to backing store.
+      ///
+
+      MString& operator=(const char *data);
+
+      ///
+      /// Assignment operator will copy data to backing store.
+      ///
+
+      MString& operator=(char data);
+
+      ///
+      ///
+      ///
+
+      MString& operator<<(const char *value);     
+      
       ///
       ///
       ///
diff --git a/testing/compile b/testing/compile
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d4d2dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/compile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+g++ -o mstring_test mstring_test.cpp -I.. -L.. -lCoreUtils
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing/mstring_test b/testing/mstring_test
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ecf0e8f
Binary files /dev/null and b/testing/mstring_test differ
diff --git a/testing/mstring_test.cpp b/testing/mstring_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0aae0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/mstring_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include "../MString.h"
+   
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+
+   // Literal string assignment tests. 
+   coreutils::MString test1 = "this is an assignment test.";
+   std::cout << "char * operator=: [" << test1 << "]." << std::endl;
+   test1 = "new value.";
+   std::cout << "char * operator=: [" << test1 << "]." << std::endl;   
+
+   coreutils::MString test2("this is another test.");
+   std::cout << "assign on constructor: [" << test2 << "]." << std::endl;   
+
+   // Character assignment tests.
+   coreutils::MString test3;
+   test3 = 'a';
+   std::cout << "char operator=: [" << test3 << "]." << std::endl;   
+
+   coreutils::MString test4;
+   test4 << "this is a test.";
+   std::cout << "char* operator<<: [" << test4 << "]." << std::endl;   
+      
+//   coreutils::ZString temp("this is literal zstring data.");
+//   coreutils::MString test = temp;
+//   std::cout << "operator=: [" << test << "]." << std::endl;   
+   
+   return 0;
+}
+