1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/String.cc b/lib/String.cc
index 7300365..47315b6 100644
--- a/lib/String.cc
+++ b/lib/String.cc
@@ -388,9 +388,10 @@ const char & String::operator[](size_t i) const {
 }
 
 char & String::operator[](size_t i) throw (GeneralException) {
-
+    static char zero;
     if (i >= siz) {
-        throw GeneralException("operator[] on String out of bounds");
+        zero = 0;
+        return zero;
     } else {
         return str[i];
     }