function utf8_encode ( argString ) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Webtoolkit.info (http://www.webtoolkit.info/)
    // +   improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   improved by: sowberry
    // +    tweaked by: Jack
    // +   bugfixed by: Onno Marsman
    // +   improved by: Yves Sucaet
    // +   bugfixed by: Onno Marsman
    // *     example 1: utf8_encode('Kevin van Zonneveld');
    // *     returns 1: 'Kevin van Zonneveld'
 
    var string = (argString+'').replace(/\r\n/g, "\n").replace(/\r/g, "\n");
 
    var utftext = "";
    var start, end;
    var stringl = 0;
 
    start = end = 0;
    stringl = string.length;
    for (var n = 0; n < stringl; n++) {
        var c1 = string.charCodeAt(n);
        var enc = null;
 
        if (c1 < 128) {
            end++;
        } else if((c1 > 127) && (c1 < 2048)) {
            enc = String.fromCharCode((c1 >> 6) | 192) + String.fromCharCode((c1 & 63) | 128);
        } else {
            enc = String.fromCharCode((c1 >> 12) | 224) + String.fromCharCode(((c1 >> 6) & 63) | 128) + String.fromCharCode((c1 & 63) | 128);
        }
        if (enc !== null) {
            if (end > start) {
                utftext += string.substring(start, end);
            }
            utftext += enc;
            start = end = n+1;
        }
    }
 
    if (end > start) {
        utftext += string.substring(start, string.length);
    }
 
    return utftext;
}

function base64_encode( data ) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Tyler Akins (http://rumkin.com)
    // +   improved by: Bayron Guevara
    // +   improved by: Thunder.m
    // +   improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   bugfixed by: Pellentesque Malesuada
    // +   improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // -    depends on: utf8_encode
    // *     example 1: base64_encode('Kevin van Zonneveld');
    // *     returns 1: 'S2V2aW4gdmFuIFpvbm5ldmVsZA=='
 
    // mozilla has this native
    // - but breaks in 2.0.0.12!
    //if (typeof this.window['atob'] == 'function') {
    //    return atob(data);
    //}
        
    var b64 = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/=";
    var o1, o2, o3, h1, h2, h3, h4, bits, i = 0, ac = 0, enc="", tmp_arr = [];
 
    if (!data) {
        return data;
    }
 
    data = this.utf8_encode(data+'');
    
    do { // pack three octets into four hexets
        o1 = data.charCodeAt(i++);
        o2 = data.charCodeAt(i++);
        o3 = data.charCodeAt(i++);
 
        bits = o1<<16 | o2<<8 | o3;
 
        h1 = bits>>18 & 0x3f;
        h2 = bits>>12 & 0x3f;
        h3 = bits>>6 & 0x3f;
        h4 = bits & 0x3f;
 
        // use hexets to index into b64, and append result to encoded string
        tmp_arr[ac++] = b64.charAt(h1) + b64.charAt(h2) + b64.charAt(h3) + b64.charAt(h4);
    } while (i < data.length);
    
    enc = tmp_arr.join('');
    
    switch( data.length % 3 ){
        case 1:
            enc = enc.slice(0, -2) + '==';
        break;
        case 2:
            enc = enc.slice(0, -1) + '=';
        break;
    }
 
    return enc;
}


function number_format (number, decimals, dec_point, thousands_sep)
{
  var exponent = "";
  var numberstr = number.toString ();
  var eindex = numberstr.indexOf ("e");
  if (eindex > -1)
  {
    exponent = numberstr.substring (eindex);
    number = parseFloat (numberstr.substring (0, eindex));
  }
  
  if (decimals != null)
  {
    var temp = Math.pow (10, decimals);
    number = Math.round (number * temp) / temp;
  }
  var sign = number < 0 ? "-" : "";
  var integer = (number > 0 ? 
      Math.floor (number) : Math.abs (Math.ceil (number))).toString ();
  
  var fractional = number.toString ().substring (integer.length + sign.length);
  dec_point = dec_point != null ? dec_point : ".";
  fractional = decimals != null && decimals > 0 || fractional.length > 1 ? 
               (dec_point + fractional.substring (1)) : "";
  if (decimals != null && decimals > 0)
  {
    for (i = fractional.length - 1, z = decimals; i < z; ++i)
      fractional += "0";
  }
  
  thousands_sep = (thousands_sep != dec_point || fractional.length == 0) ? 
                  thousands_sep : null;
  if (thousands_sep != null && thousands_sep != "")
  {
	for (i = integer.length - 3; i > 0; i -= 3)
      integer = integer.substring (0 , i) + thousands_sep + integer.substring (i);
  }
  
  return sign + integer + fractional + exponent;
}


function intval (mixed_var, base) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   improved by: stensi
    // +   bugfixed by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // *     example 1: intval('Kevin van Zonneveld');
    // *     returns 1: 0
    // *     example 2: intval(4.2);
    // *     returns 2: 4
    // *     example 3: intval(42, 8);
    // *     returns 3: 42
    // *     example 4: intval('09');
    // *     returns 4: 9
 
    var tmp;
 
    var type = typeof( mixed_var );
 
    if (type == 'boolean'){
        if (mixed_var == true) {
            return 1;
        } else {
            return 0;
        }
    } else if (type == 'string'){
        tmp = parseInt(mixed_var * 1, 10);
        if (isNaN(tmp) || !isFinite(tmp)){
            return 0;
        } else{
            return tmp.toString(base || 10);
        }
    } else if (type == 'number' && isFinite(mixed_var) ){
        return Math.floor(mixed_var);
    } else{
        return 0;
    }
}