--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/geotemco/lib/simile/ajax/scripts/string.js	Mon Jan 19 17:13:49 2015 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*==================================================
+ *  String Utility Functions and Constants
+ *==================================================
+ */
+
+String.prototype.trim = function() {
+    return this.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
+};
+
+String.prototype.startsWith = function(prefix) {
+    return this.length >= prefix.length && this.substr(0, prefix.length) == prefix;
+};
+
+String.prototype.endsWith = function(suffix) {
+    return this.length >= suffix.length && this.substr(this.length - suffix.length) == suffix;
+};
+
+String.substitute = function(s, objects) {
+    var result = "";
+    var start = 0;
+    while (start < s.length - 1) {
+        var percent = s.indexOf("%", start);
+        if (percent < 0 || percent == s.length - 1) {
+            break;
+        } else if (percent > start && s.charAt(percent - 1) == "\\") {
+            result += s.substring(start, percent - 1) + "%";
+            start = percent + 1;
+        } else {
+            var n = parseInt(s.charAt(percent + 1));
+            if (isNaN(n) || n >= objects.length) {
+                result += s.substring(start, percent + 2);
+            } else {
+                result += s.substring(start, percent) + objects[n].toString();
+            }
+            start = percent + 2;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if (start < s.length) {
+        result += s.substring(start);
+    }
+    return result;
+};