diff --git a/examples/arrays_and_structs.rs b/examples/arrays_and_structs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c09ac5f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/arrays_and_structs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+extern crate rhai;
+use rhai::{Engine, FnRegister};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+struct TestStruct {
+    x: i64
+}
+
+impl TestStruct {
+    fn update(&mut self) {
+        self.x += 1000;
+    }
+
+    fn new() -> TestStruct {
+        TestStruct { x: 1 }
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut engine = Engine::new();
+
+    engine.register_type::<TestStruct>();
+
+    engine.register_fn("update", TestStruct::update);
+    engine.register_fn("new_ts", TestStruct::new);
+
+    println!("{:?}", engine.eval::<TestStruct>("var x = [new_ts()]; x[0].update(); x[0]"));
+}
diff --git a/examples/custom_types_and_methods.rs b/examples/custom_types_and_methods.rs
index 5fc2e894..62635b51 100644
--- a/examples/custom_types_and_methods.rs
+++ b/examples/custom_types_and_methods.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use rhai::{Engine, FnRegister};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct TestStruct {
-    x: i32
+    x: i64
 }
 
 impl TestStruct {
diff --git a/examples/hello.rs b/examples/hello.rs
index d6f4e545..7f493b24 100644
--- a/examples/hello.rs
+++ b/examples/hello.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use rhai::Engine;
 fn main() {
     let mut engine = Engine::new();
 
-    if let Ok(result) = engine.eval::<i32>("40 + 2") {
+    if let Ok(result) = engine.eval::<i64>("40 + 2") {
         println!("Answer: {}", result);  // prints 42
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/reuse_scope.rs b/examples/reuse_scope.rs
index 70661ec4..5a469271 100644
--- a/examples/reuse_scope.rs
+++ b/examples/reuse_scope.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ fn main() {
     let mut engine = Engine::new();
     let mut scope: Scope = Vec::new();
 
-    if let Ok(_) = engine.eval_with_scope::<()>(&mut scope, "var x = 4 + 5") { } else { assert!(false); }    
+    if let Ok(_) = engine.eval_with_scope::<()>(&mut scope, "var x = 4 + 5") { } else { assert!(false); }
 
-    if let Ok(result) = engine.eval_with_scope::<i32>(&mut scope, "x") {
+    if let Ok(result) = engine.eval_with_scope::<i64>(&mut scope, "x") {
        println!("result: {}", result);
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/simple_fn.rs b/examples/simple_fn.rs
index 6a6c989c..541edf1e 100644
--- a/examples/simple_fn.rs
+++ b/examples/simple_fn.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extern crate rhai;
 use rhai::{Engine, FnRegister};
 
-fn add(x: i32, y: i32) -> i32 {
+fn add(x: i64, y: i64) -> i64 {
     x + y
 }
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     engine.register_fn("add", add);
 
-    if let Ok(result) = engine.eval::<i32>("add(40, 2)") {
+    if let Ok(result) = engine.eval::<i64>("add(40, 2)") {
        println!("Answer: {}", result);  // prints 42
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/engine.rs b/src/engine.rs
index 9f2c87e6..e0e95ad4 100644
--- a/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/engine.rs
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ impl Engine {
         match *expr {
             Expr::IntConst(i) => Ok(Box::new(i)),
             Expr::StringConst(ref s) => Ok(Box::new(s.clone())),
+            Expr::CharConst(ref c) => Ok(Box::new(c.clone())),
             Expr::Identifier(ref id) => {
                 for &mut (ref name, ref mut val) in &mut scope.iter_mut().rev() {
                     if *id == *name {
@@ -1029,6 +1030,30 @@ fn test_number_literal() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_chars() {
+    let mut engine = Engine::new();
+
+    if let Ok(result) = engine.eval::<char>("'y'") {
+        assert_eq!(result, 'y');
+    }
+    else {
+        assert!(false);
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(result) = engine.eval::<char>("'\\u2764'") {
+        assert_eq!(result, '❤');
+    }
+    else {
+        assert!(false);
+    }
+
+    match engine.eval::<char>("''") {
+        Err(_) => (),
+        _ => assert!(false)
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_ops() {
     let mut engine = Engine::new();
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 6e750a2b..cf19f9d8 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use std::char;
 pub enum LexError {
     UnexpectedChar,
     MalformedEscapeSequence,
-    MalformedNumber
+    MalformedNumber,
+    MalformedChar
 }
 
 impl Error for LexError {
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ impl Error for LexError {
         match *self {
             LexError::UnexpectedChar => "Unexpected character in input",
             LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence => "Unexpected values in escape sequence",
-            LexError::MalformedNumber => "Unexpected characters in number"
+            LexError::MalformedNumber => "Unexpected characters in number",
+            LexError::MalformedChar => "Char constant not a single character"
         }
     }
 
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for LexError {
     }
 }
 
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum ParseError {
     BadInput,
@@ -86,17 +87,20 @@ pub struct FnDef {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub enum Stmt { If(Box<Expr>, Box<Stmt>), IfElse(Box<Expr>, Box<Stmt>, Box<Stmt>), While(Box<Expr>, Box<Stmt>),
-    Var(String, Option<Box<Expr>>), Block(Box<Vec<Stmt>>), Expr(Box<Expr>), Break, Return, ReturnWithVal(Box<Expr>) }
+pub enum Stmt { If(Box<Expr>, Box<Stmt>), IfElse(Box<Expr>, Box<Stmt>, Box<Stmt>), While(Box<Expr>,
+    Box<Stmt>), Var(String, Option<Box<Expr>>), Block(Box<Vec<Stmt>>), Expr(Box<Expr>), Break,
+    Return, ReturnWithVal(Box<Expr>) }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub enum Expr { IntConst(i64), Identifier(String), StringConst(String), FnCall(String, Box<Vec<Expr>>),
-    Assignment(Box<Expr>, Box<Expr>), Dot(Box<Expr>, Box<Expr>), Index(String, Box<Expr>), Array(Box<Vec<Expr>>), True, False }
+pub enum Expr { IntConst(i64), Identifier(String), CharConst(char), StringConst(String),
+    FnCall(String, Box<Vec<Expr>>),Assignment(Box<Expr>, Box<Expr>), Dot(Box<Expr>, Box<Expr>),
+    Index(String, Box<Expr>), Array(Box<Vec<Expr>>), True, False }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum Token { IntConst(i64), Identifier(String), StringConst(String), LCurly, RCurly, LParen, RParen, LSquare, RSquare,
-    Plus, Minus, Multiply, Divide, Semicolon, Colon, Comma, Period, Equals, True, False, Var, If, Else, While,
-    LessThan, GreaterThan, Bang, LessThanEqual, GreaterThanEqual, EqualTo, NotEqualTo, Pipe, Or, Ampersand, And, Fn,
+pub enum Token { IntConst(i64), Identifier(String), CharConst(char), StringConst(String),
+    LCurly, RCurly, LParen, RParen, LSquare, RSquare, Plus, Minus, Multiply, Divide, Semicolon,
+    Colon, Comma, Period, Equals, True, False, Var, If, Else, While, LessThan, GreaterThan,
+    Bang, LessThanEqual, GreaterThanEqual, EqualTo, NotEqualTo, Pipe, Or, Ampersand, And, Fn,
     Break, Return, LexErr(LexError) }
 
 pub struct TokenIterator<'a> {
@@ -267,6 +271,109 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for TokenIterator<'a> {
                     let out : String = result.iter().cloned().collect();
                     return Some(Token::StringConst(out))
                 }
+                '\'' => {
+                    let mut result = Vec::new();
+                    let mut escape = false;
+
+                    while let Some(nxt) = self.char_stream.next() {
+                        match nxt {
+                            '\'' if !escape => break,
+                            '\\' if !escape => escape = true,
+                            '\\' if escape => {escape = false; result.push('\\'); },
+                            't' if escape => {escape = false; result.push('\t'); },
+                            'n' if escape => {escape = false; result.push('\n'); },
+                            'r' if escape => {escape = false; result.push('\r'); },
+                            'x' if escape => {
+                                escape = false;
+                                let mut out_val: u32 = 0;
+                                for _ in 0..2 {
+                                    if let Some(c) = self.char_stream.next() {
+                                        if let Some(d1) = c.to_digit(16) {
+                                            out_val *= 16;
+                                            out_val += d1;
+                                        }
+                                        else {
+                                            return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence));
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    else {
+                                        return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence));
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                if let Some(r) = char::from_u32(out_val) {
+                                    result.push(r);
+                                }
+                                else {
+                                    return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence));
+                                }
+                            }
+                            'u' if escape => {
+                                escape = false;
+                                let mut out_val: u32 = 0;
+                                for _ in 0..4 {
+                                    if let Some(c) = self.char_stream.next() {
+                                        if let Some(d1) = c.to_digit(16) {
+                                            out_val *= 16;
+                                            out_val += d1;
+                                        }
+                                        else {
+                                            return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence));
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    else {
+                                        return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence));
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                if let Some(r) = char::from_u32(out_val) {
+                                    result.push(r);
+                                }
+                                else {
+                                    return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence));
+                                }
+                            }
+                            'U' if escape => {
+                                escape = false;
+                                let mut out_val: u32 = 0;
+                                for _ in 0..8 {
+                                    if let Some(c) = self.char_stream.next() {
+                                        if let Some(d1) = c.to_digit(16) {
+                                            out_val *= 16;
+                                            out_val += d1;
+                                        }
+                                        else {
+                                            return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence));
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    else {
+                                        return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence));
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                if let Some(r) = char::from_u32(out_val) {
+                                    result.push(r);
+                                }
+                                else {
+                                    return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence));
+                                }
+                            }
+                            _ if escape => return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedEscapeSequence)),
+                            _ => { escape = false; result.push(nxt); },
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if result.len() != 1 {
+                        return Some(Token::LexErr(LexError::MalformedChar));
+                    }
+
+                    if let Some(&out) = result.first() {
+                        return Some(Token::CharConst(out));
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        return Some(Token::CharConst('\0'));
+                    }
+                }
                 '{' => { return Some(Token::LCurly); },
                 '}' => { return Some(Token::RCurly); },
                 '(' => { return Some(Token::LParen); },
@@ -449,6 +556,7 @@ fn parse_primary<'a>(input: &mut Peekable<TokenIterator<'a>>) -> Result<Expr, Pa
         match token {
             Token::IntConst(ref x) => {Ok(Expr::IntConst(x.clone()))},
             Token::StringConst(ref s) => {Ok(Expr::StringConst(s.clone()))},
+            Token::CharConst(ref c) => {Ok(Expr::CharConst(c.clone()))},
             Token::Identifier(ref s) => {parse_ident_expr(s.clone(), input)},
             Token::LParen => {parse_paren_expr(input)},
             Token::LSquare => {parse_array_expr(input)},
@@ -463,7 +571,9 @@ fn parse_primary<'a>(input: &mut Peekable<TokenIterator<'a>>) -> Result<Expr, Pa
     }
 }
 
-fn parse_binop<'a>(input: &mut Peekable<TokenIterator<'a>>, prec: i32, lhs: Expr) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+fn parse_binop<'a>(input: &mut Peekable<TokenIterator<'a>>, prec: i32, lhs: Expr)
+    -> Result<Expr, ParseError>
+{
     let mut lhs_curr = lhs;
 
     loop {