code: def _try_get_string(dev, index, langid = None, default_str_i0 = "",
          default_access_error = "Error Accessing String"):
      
      if index == 0 :
          string = default_str_i0
      else:
          try:
              if langid is None:
                  string = util.get_string(dev, index)
              else:
                  string = util.get_string(dev, index, langid)
          except :
              string = default_access_error
      return string
docs: try to get a string, but return a string no matter what