diff --git a/cpp/includes/Example.hpp b/cpp/includes/Example.hpp
index 863c983..84b425d 100644
--- a/cpp/includes/Example.hpp
+++ b/cpp/includes/Example.hpp
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 struct Example {
-  Example();                // constructor
-  Example(const Example &); // copy constructor
-  virtual ~Example();       // destructor
+  Example();          // constructor
+  virtual ~Example(); // destructor
+
+  Example(const Example &);            // copy constructor
+  Example &operator=(const Example &); // copy assignement
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/cpp/src/Example.cpp b/cpp/src/Example.cpp
index 8204877..13f7c03 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Example.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Example.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 Example::Example() { std::cout << "Hello, world!\n"; }
 
+Example::~Example() {}
+
 Example::Example(const Example &) {}
 
-Example::~Example() {}
+Example &Example::operator=(const Example &src) { return *this; }