@@ -309,11 +309,17 @@
 
 - init
 {
 	self = [super init];
 
-	string = "";
+	@try {
+		string = [self allocMemoryWithSize: 1];
+		string[0] = '\0';
+	} @catch (id e) {
+		[self release];
+		@throw e;
+	}
 
 	return self;
 }
 
 - initWithCString: (const char*)str