function trim(str, chars) {
    return ltrim(rtrim(str, chars), chars);
}
function ltrim(str, chars) {
    chars = chars || "\\s";
    return str.replace(new RegExp("^[" + chars + "]+", "g"), "");
}
function rtrim(str, chars) {
    chars = chars || "\\s";
    return str.replace(new RegExp("[" + chars + "]+$", "g"), "");
}
function parsefield(f, c) {
    return f.substring(0, f.lastIndexOf(c));
}
function parseid(i, c) {
    return i.substring(i.lastIndexOf(c) + 1, i.length);
}
function htmlEncode(value) {
    return $('<div/>').text(value).html();
}
function htmlDecode(value) {
    return $('<div/>').html(value).text();
}
function isEmpty(obj) {
    for (var prop in obj) {
        if (obj.hasOwnProperty(prop))
            return false;
    }

    return true;
}
function setCookie(c_name, value, exdays) {
    var exdate = new Date();
    exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate() + exdays);
    var c_value = escape(value) + ((exdays == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + exdate.toUTCString());
    document.cookie = c_name + "=" + c_value;
}
function getCookie(c_name) {
    var i, x, y, ARRcookies = document.cookie.split(";");
    for (i = 0; i < ARRcookies.length; i++) {
        x = ARRcookies[i].substr(0, ARRcookies[i].indexOf("="));
        y = ARRcookies[i].substr(ARRcookies[i].indexOf("=") + 1);
        x = x.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "");
        if (x == c_name) {
            return unescape(y);
        }
    }
}