string extensions for use with the sql-1.asp example I posted previously.

stringExtensions.js

// stringExtensions.js
//
// a few extensions on the string object.
//
// Fri, 10 Feb 2012  16:48
//

(function(globalScope) {

  if (typeof String.prototype.trim != 'function') {
      String.prototype.trim = function() {
          return this.replace(/^\s\s*/, '').replace(/\s\s*$/, '');
      };
  }

  if (typeof String.prototype.startsWith != 'function') {
    String.prototype.startsWith = function (str){
      return this.slice(0, str.length) == str;
    };
  }

  if (typeof String.prototype.capitalize != 'function') {
    String.prototype.capitalize = function (str){
        return this.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + this.slice(1);
    };
  }

  if (typeof String.prototype.trimPunctuation != 'function') {
    String.prototype.trimPunctuation = function (str){
        var s = this.replace(/[\.,-\/#!$%\^&\*;:{}=\-_`~()]/g,"");
        return s;
    };
  }

  if (typeof String.prototype.endsWith != 'function') {
    String.prototype.endsWith = function (str){
      return this.slice(-str.length) == str;
    };
  }

}(this));