diff --git a/analyzer/data-section.go b/analyzer/data-section.go
index 23f66e6..42aca03 100644
--- a/analyzer/data-section.go
+++ b/analyzer/data-section.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type DataSection struct {
 
 // ToString returns all data stored within the data section, in string form.
 func (section DataSection) ToString (indent int) (output string) {
-	output += doIndent(indent, "typeSection ")
+	output += doIndent(indent, "dataSection ")
 	output += section.permission.ToString() + " "
 	output += section.where.ToString()
 	output += "\n"
diff --git a/analyzer/literals.go b/analyzer/literals.go
index 35a64d4..e1a090c 100644
--- a/analyzer/literals.go
+++ b/analyzer/literals.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (literal StringLiteral) canBePassedAs (what Type) (allowed bool) {
 	// we don't check the length of what, becasue when setting a static
 	// array to a string literal, excess data will be cut off (and if it is
 	// shorter, the excess space will be filled with zeros).
-	
+
 	reduced, worked := what.reduce()
 	if worked {
 		// if the type was reduced to a non-basic type, only pass to
@@ -211,8 +211,10 @@ func (literal StringLiteral) canBePassedAs (what Type) (allowed bool) {
 		if !what.isSingular() { return }
 		if reduced.kind != TypeKindVariableArray { return }
 		what = reduced
+		allowed = what.points.isNumeric()
+	} else {
+		allowed = what.isNumeric()
 	}
 
-	allowed = what.isNumeric()
 	return
 }
diff --git a/analyzer/primitives.go b/analyzer/primitives.go
index 1c6b318..3b92d68 100644
--- a/analyzer/primitives.go
+++ b/analyzer/primitives.go
@@ -3,43 +3,43 @@ package analyzer
 // This is a global, cannonical list of primitive and built-in types.
 
 // PrimitiveF32 is a 32 bit floating point primitive.
-var PrimitiveF32  = createPrimitive("F32",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveF32  = createPrimitive("F32",  Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveF64 is a 64 bit floating point primitive.
-var PrimitiveF64  = createPrimitive("F64",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveF64  = createPrimitive("F64",  Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveInt is a signed integer word primitive.
-var PrimitiveInt  = createPrimitive("Int",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveInt  = createPrimitive("Int",  Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveUInt is an unsigned integer word primitive.
-var PrimitiveUInt = createPrimitive("UInt", Type {})
+var PrimitiveUInt = createPrimitive("UInt", Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveI8 is a signed 8 bit integer primitive.
-var PrimitiveI8   = createPrimitive("I8",   Type {})
+var PrimitiveI8   = createPrimitive("I8",   Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveI16 is a signed 16 bit integer primitive.
-var PrimitiveI16  = createPrimitive("I16",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveI16  = createPrimitive("I16",  Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveI32 is a signed 32 bit integer primitive.
-var PrimitiveI32  = createPrimitive("I32",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveI32  = createPrimitive("I32",  Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveI64 is a signed 64 bit integer primitive.
-var PrimitiveI64  = createPrimitive("I64",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveI64  = createPrimitive("I64",  Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveI8 is an unsigned 8 bit integer primitive.
-var PrimitiveU8   = createPrimitive("U8",   Type {})
+var PrimitiveU8   = createPrimitive("U8",   Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveI16 is an unsigned 16 bit integer primitive.
-var PrimitiveU16  = createPrimitive("U16",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveU16  = createPrimitive("U16",  Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveI32 is an unsigned 32 bit integer primitive.
-var PrimitiveU32  = createPrimitive("U32",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveU32  = createPrimitive("U32",  Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveI64 is an unsigned 64 bit integer primitive.
-var PrimitiveU64  = createPrimitive("U64",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveU64  = createPrimitive("U64",  Type { length: 1 })
 
 // PrimitiveObj is a blank object primitive.
-var PrimitiveObj  = createPrimitive("Obj",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveObj  = createPrimitive("Obj",  Type { length: 1 })
 
 // TODO: make these two be interface sections
 
@@ -52,8 +52,12 @@ var PrimitiveObj  = createPrimitive("Obj",  Type {})
 // BuiltInString is a built in string type. It is a dynamic array of UTF-32
 // codepoints.
 var BuiltInString = createPrimitive("String", Type {
-	actual: &PrimitiveU32,
+	points: &Type {
+		actual: &PrimitiveU32,
+		length: 1,
+	},
 	kind:   TypeKindVariableArray,
+	length: 1,
 })
 
 // createPrimitive provides a quick way to construct a primitive for the above