1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/String.cc b/lib/String.cc
index 14195f6..47315b6 100644
--- a/lib/String.cc
+++ b/lib/String.cc
@@ -276,8 +276,10 @@ String String::extract(size_t from, ssize_t to) const {
 char * String::strdup(size_t from, ssize_t to) const {
     char * r;
     
-    r = Base::strdup(to_charp(from, to));
-    
+    r = Base::strdup(to_charp(from, -1));
+    to -= from;
+    if ((to >= 0) && (to < (siz - from)))
+        r[to + 1] = 0;
     return r;
 }
 
@@ -386,9 +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];
     }