/**
 * @author Nathan Derksen
 * Copyright 2008 IBM Corp
 * Copyright 2008 Tiffany Corp
 */

function trimString(inputString)
{
	return trimStringRight(trimStringLeft(inputString));
}

function trimStringLeft(inputString)
{
	var numChars = inputString.length;
	for (var i = 0; i < numChars; i++)
	{
		if (inputString.charCodeAt(i) > 32)
		{
			return inputString.substr(i, numChars);
		}
	}
	return "";
}

function trimStringRight(inputString)
{
	var numChars = inputString.length;
	for (var i = numChars-1; i >= 0; i--)
	{
		if (inputString.charCodeAt(i) > 32)
		{
			return inputString.substring(0, i + 1);
		}
	}
	return "";
}