What is the difference between string::at and string::operator[]?

Question

I was taught string::at in school, but by exploring the string library I saw string::operator[], which I was never shown before.

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Answer 1

Yes, there is one major difference: using .at() does a range check on index passed and throws an exception if it's over the end of the string while operator[] just brings undefined behavior in that situation.