////////PROTOTYPES/////must execute after jQuery, but before everything else
   //add limit method to string object
   //
    String.prototype.limit = function (limit)
    {
        var lim = 10;
        if (limit && typeof(limit)==='number')
        {
            lim = limit;
        }
        return $.trim(this.substr(0,lim));
    }; 
    
       //add trim method to string object
   //
    String.prototype.trim = function ()
    {
        return $.trim(this);
    }; 
    
    /// <summary>
    /// light version of pd_nou, won't strip character with accent 
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns>String fixed up with no Unicode characters</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// Replacement for std.js pd_noul() global function.
    /// </remarks>
    String.prototype.pd_noul = function()
    {
        return this.replace(/\u2013/g,'-').replace(/\u2014/g,'-').replace(/\u2018/g,'\'').replace(/\u2019/g,'\'').replace(/\u201C/g,'"').replace(/\u201D/g,'"');
    };
        
    /// <summary>
    /// Helper function that removes Unicode chars from strings
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns>String fixed up with no Unicode characters</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// Replacement for Std.js pd_nou() global function.
    /// </remarks>
    String.prototype.pd_nou = function()
    {
	    return this.pd_noul().replace(/[^\x20-\x7F]/g,'_');
    };