diff --git a/tinyxml2.cpp b/tinyxml2.cpp
index ef3b469..bc34c1f 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.cpp
+++ b/tinyxml2.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,29 @@ StrPair::~StrPair()
 }
 
 
+void StrPair::TransferTo( StrPair* other )
+{
+    if ( this == other ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    // This in effect implements the assignment operator by "moving"
+    // ownership (as in auto_ptr).
+
+    TIXMLASSERT( other->_flags == 0 );
+    TIXMLASSERT( other->_start == 0 );
+    TIXMLASSERT( other->_end == 0 );
+
+    other->Reset();
+
+    other->_flags = _flags;
+    other->_start = _start;
+    other->_end = _end;
+
+    _flags = 0;
+    _start = 0;
+    _end = 0;
+}
+
 void StrPair::Reset()
 {
     if ( _flags & NEEDS_DELETE ) {
@@ -824,7 +847,7 @@ char* XMLNode::ParseDeep( char* p, StrPair* parentEnd )
         // We read the end tag. Return it to the parent.
         if ( ele && ele->ClosingType() == XMLElement::CLOSING ) {
             if ( parentEnd ) {
-                *parentEnd = ele->_value;
+                ele->_value.TransferTo( parentEnd );
             }
 			node->_memPool->SetTracked();	// created and then immediately deleted.
             DeleteNode( node );
diff --git a/tinyxml2.h b/tinyxml2.h
index a911003..7bcbfeb 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.h
+++ b/tinyxml2.h
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ public:
     char* ParseText( char* in, const char* endTag, int strFlags );
     char* ParseName( char* in );
 
-private:
-	void operator=(const StrPair& rhs);
+    void TransferTo( StrPair* other );
 
+private:
     void Reset();
     void CollapseWhitespace();
 
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ private:
     int     _flags;
     char*   _start;
     char*   _end;
+
+    StrPair( const StrPair& other );	// not supported
+    void operator=( StrPair& other );	// not supported, use TransferTo()
 };
 
 
diff --git a/xmltest.cpp b/xmltest.cpp
index 805b3ce..206c3a4 100644
--- a/xmltest.cpp
+++ b/xmltest.cpp
@@ -1442,12 +1442,10 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 
 	#if defined( _MSC_VER ) &&  defined( DEBUG )
 		_CrtMemCheckpoint( &endMemState );
-		//_CrtMemDumpStatistics( &endMemState );
 
 		_CrtMemState diffMemState;
 		_CrtMemDifference( &diffMemState, &startMemState, &endMemState );
 		_CrtMemDumpStatistics( &diffMemState );
-		//printf( "new total=%d\n", gNewTotal );
 	#endif
 
 	printf ("\nPass %d, Fail %d\n", gPass, gFail);