/*****************************************************************/
function strstr( haystack, needle, bool ) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   bugfixed by: Onno Marsman
    // *     example 1: strstr('Kevin van Zonneveld', 'van');
    // *     returns 1: 'van Zonneveld'
    // *     example 2: strstr('Kevin van Zonneveld', 'van', true);
    // *     returns 2: 'Kevin '
 
    var pos = 0;
 
    haystack += '';
    pos = haystack.indexOf( needle );
    if( pos == -1 ){
        return false;
    } else{
        if( bool ){
            return haystack.substr( 0, pos );
        } else{
            return haystack.slice( pos );
        }
    }
}

/*****************************************************************/
function count( mixed_var, mode ) {
 var key, cnt = 0;

 if( mode == 'COUNT_RECURSIVE' ) mode = 1;
 if( mode != 1 ) mode = 0;

 for (key in mixed_var){
  cnt++;
  if( mode==1 && mixed_var[key] && (mixed_var[key].constructor === Array || mixed_var[key].constructor === Object) ){
   cnt += count(mixed_var[key], 1);
  }
 }
 return cnt;
}

/*****************************************************************/
function sizeof ( ary ) {
 return ary.length;
}

/*****************************************************************/
function explode( delimiter, string, limit ) {
    var emptyArray = { 0: '' };
    
    // third argument is not required
    if ( arguments.length < 2
        || typeof arguments[0] == 'undefined'
        || typeof arguments[1] == 'undefined' )
    {
        return null;
    }
 
    if ( delimiter === ''
        || delimiter === false
        || delimiter === null )
    {
        return false;
    }
 
    if ( typeof delimiter == 'function'
        || typeof delimiter == 'object'
        || typeof string == 'function'
        || typeof string == 'object' )
    {
        return emptyArray;
    }
 
    if ( delimiter === true ) {
        delimiter = '1';
    }
    
    if (!limit) {
        return string.toString().split(delimiter.toString());
    } else {
        // support for limit argument
        var splitted = string.toString().split(delimiter.toString());
        var partA = splitted.splice(0, limit - 1);
        var partB = splitted.join(delimiter.toString());
        partA.push(partB);
        return partA;
    }
}

/*****************************************************************/
function implode( glue, pieces ) {
    // Join array elements with a string
    // 
    // +    discuss at: http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/javascript_equivalent_for_phps_implode/
    // +       version: 809.522
    // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   improved by: _argos
    // *     example 1: implode(' ', ['Kevin', 'van', 'Zonneveld']);
    // *     returns 1: 'Kevin van Zonneveld'

    return ( ( pieces instanceof Array ) ? pieces.join ( glue ) : pieces );
}

/*****************************************************************/
function number_format( number, decimals, dec_point, thousands_sep ) {
    var n = number, c = isNaN(decimals = Math.abs(decimals)) ? 2 : decimals;
    var d = dec_point == undefined ? "." : dec_point;
    var t = thousands_sep == undefined ? "," : thousands_sep, s = n < 0 ? "-" : "";
    var i = parseInt(n = Math.abs(+n || 0).toFixed(c)) + "", j = (j = i.length) > 3 ? j % 3 : 0;
    
    return s + (j ? i.substr(0, j) + t : "") + i.substr(j).replace(/(\d{3})(?=\d)/g, "$1" + t) + (c ? d + Math.abs(n - i).toFixed(c).slice(2) : "");
}

/*****************************************************************/
function str_replace(search, replace, subject) {
 return subject.split(search).join(replace);
}

/*****************************************************************/
function strrpos( haystack, needle, offset) {
 var i = (haystack+'').lastIndexOf( needle, offset ); // returns -1  
 return i >= 0 ? i : false;  
}  

/*****************************************************************/
function strpos( haystack, needle, offset)
{
 var i = (haystack+'').indexOf( needle, offset ); 
 return i===-1 ? false : i;
}

/*****************************************************************/
function strlen( str )
{
 return str.length;
}

/*****************************************************************/
function substr( f_string, f_start, f_length ) {
    f_string += '';

    if(f_start < 0) {
        f_start += f_string.length;
    }

    if(f_length == undefined) {
        f_length = f_string.length;
    } else if(f_length < 0){
        f_length += f_string.length;
    } else {
        f_length += f_start;
    }

    if(f_length < f_start) {
        f_length = f_start;
    }

    return f_string.substring(f_start, f_length);
}